Cloward H2O, an expert in aquatic design, is reflecting on the work done for the recently opened ULUM Resort by UnderCanvas at Looking Glass Rock near Moab, Utah, US. For this project, the firm provided full-service aquatic engineering and design for the three dipping pools provided by ULUM as an amenity to guests staying at the resort.
This new luxury glamping resort offers guests travelling and vacationing in the picturesque area of Moab a one-of-a-kind experience. While offering luxury, it also welcomes families with children and dogs. Each tent has a wood stove, an evaporative cooler, a private deck, electricity and furniture, and the central gathering space is home to a fine-dining restaurant.
In addition, the resort provides yoga lessons with a view of the stunning red rock landscape. ULUM Moab offers luxurious lodgings in a remote desert location with views of Canyonlands National Park, surrounded by stunning scenery, and only a short distance from Looking Glass Arch.
Dipping pools offer a relaxing sanctuary
The three dipping pools that the Cloward H2O team worked on offer an extra relaxing amenity for guests, and can either be chilled or heated. They each include an individual water treatment system that is built to handle the significant sediment load that is anticipated in the water, from both the wind and people using the pools. Each of the three pools also includes an ozone system to further improve the water treatment and quality.
The concrete of the pools was planned and constructed in accordance with ACI 350, and it was made to endure the extremes in temperature that the Moab region faces over the course of a year. Wheelchair access is also available to one of the pools.
Guest feedback has been positive, with visitors saying that the dipping pools offer a relaxing sanctuary to escape at the end of the day.
“One great thing about Cloward H2O is that we design everything in the recreational aquatics sphere from the big to the small and anything in between,” says Bradley Clawson, project manager at Cloward H2O. “This may be a smaller project, but it is impactful in its space because it was the first time UnderCanvas included dipping pools as an amenity on any of their properties. And it’s not every day you get to design pools with that kind of view!”
Recently, Cloward H2O also provided cutting-edge water filtration systems for Montgomery Whitewater, a new outdoor lifestyle centre in Alabama, which opened its doors in July 2023.
