Without doubt, the hotsprings will be the anchor of our development, creating a year-round destination.
Below you find some initial artist impressionso f our plans that also show the location of hotel and wellness hub. All are situated between existing vegetation in areas where there is no forest.
Following the existing topography, a total of 7 pools on different levels will give visitors many choices, spectacular views of fjord and/or the Botnsdalur valley and avoid the sense of ‘it’s too busy here’.
Truly unique to our hotsprings is a very energy efficient way of heating the water. All existing hotsprings facilities in Iceland mix cold and hot geothermal water to the right temperature and continously add this water to the pools to refresh and keep the waterquality in check, dumping the overflow (of 35 C.) into the wild. This is an enormous waste of energy that doesn’t fit our vision on sustainable operating practices.
At Hugarro we will heat our water with the help of heat exchangers and filter it continously to keep the water (bacteriological) quality within the required parameters, without using any chemicals (as is required by Icelandic regulation on natural pools). This will not only result on huge energy savings but also – in combination with proper pool design – unequalled clarity of the water. Microbiological quality will be monitored continously and filtration will automatically control filtration capacity where it is needed.
A PDF with the first draft of our hot springs facility floorplan can be found at this link.
