Project No: 3104
Project: Center Parcs Woburn Forest
Client: Bowmer Kirkland / Center Parcs
Services: Design and build of water features
Installation: 2014
Challenge:
The design, installation and maintenance of water features at Center Parcs, Woburn Forest; featuring a natural waterway that flows through the main village and a cascade water feature that steps down to the lake, accompanied by purpose built weirs. Our challenge was to provide a varied beautiful landscape to bring guests closer to nature.
Success:
Ustigate designed and built a beautiful landscape that connects guests to nature at Center Parcs, Woburn Forest.
The supply for the natural waterway is extracted from the lake via pumps located in the dedicated plant room, and forced through a high performance bio-filtration chamber and U.V before commencing the water journey at the head of the feature. This methodology cleanses the water from debris and bacteria and delivers clean and crisp water to the feature.
To accommodate the falls to the lake the features are stepped down with two weir edges in pool one and three weir edges in pool two. Both pools hold the water at a required level. Ustigate installed a letterbox feature to allow water to flow between the pools and LED lighting to light up the features at night. The pools were lined with black butyl to create an impression of depth and finished with river bed pebbles, larger boulders and poolside planting. The water feature utilises a natural and untreated recirculation system continually circulating water through the three cascade pools. Ustigate provide annual maintenance to ensure the water management system remains as new and all features continue to thrive.
