Create a pool on the Lower Floor
The position does not always have a fish pond in the garden or outdoors. You can create it anywhere as you wish, even if the element is located directly below the living room or family room.
Apply a fish pond in the house really fun. There is always a fresh impression, natural, and issued by the cool water splashing sound. Not surprisingly, the pool is often regarded as elements that can give a distinct impression for those who have them. Interestingly, the pool no longer is just a complement to a garden house. Now, the pool which was adopted to enhance any existing floor space.
“The truth is not necessarily a fish pond outside the room or in the park. Your position can be created anywhere you see fit. In fact, if you want a fish pond is right under the living room floor, it certainly can, “says architect Briyan Talaosa from Studio 3 +. However, to create a pool which is designed as a floor generally require more funds than usual made pool. When the estimated cost is estimated at around $2, 500 per square meter.
“This concept is more expensive due to the glass just need a pocket almost 1 million per square meter. Yet another gear, “said Briyan.
Although relatively expensive, it makes it not too difficult. Almost the same way as you creates a pond in the garden. Something that makes it different, other than water and air circulation systems and waterproofing it, you also must consider the structure and construction detail the pond, plus the building as a whole.
By construction, Briyan said, how to create a pool is almost the same as making the floor plate of the two-storey building. However, the floor plate is replaced with laminated glass tempered material placed on the support media should be completely flat in a state, such as concrete or steel frame structure.
As for damping vibrations, use rubber or glue between the glass and the media the bottom and the glass itself. Something similar is said architect Joshua Villys Yoenan.
He said the actual construction of the pool under the floor is quite simple. Simply make the dike pond according to the model you want, whether round or square. After that, around the pool made waterproofing to prevent water seepage. Depend on the area of ??the pond.
Josh suggested, if you want to create spacious pool area, then you should use a cast iron structure. Or when the pool is made small and low, can use brick as a dike. Then on top to stay applied tempered glass with a thickness of 12 mm for every 1 square meters to be strong when trampled.
“Do not forget, use tongs or a glass of stainless steel that is strong enough to sustain the glass in order not to shift when there is movement of the feet when you walk on it,” said Yos.
Furthermore, another requirement, namely artificial light. As the fish ponds in general, the pool on the floor also need light to illuminate the “space” underneath. For that, Briyan suggested, note when setting up the installation in order to avoid the problem of short circuit currents caused by water swimming.
So did the placement of water pump, oxygen pump, and other accessories, of course must be adapted to the conditions at the site.
“And, make sure there is air circulation to get into the fish pond. Do not get stuck due to vacuum the glass, “Yos said.
