Fairgrounds Aquatic Center in Mexico, MO

The City of Mexico, MO had originally been working with Westport Pools, one of our Registered Aquatic Partners, on this project. When they mentioned their interest in a resilient safety surfacing solution, Life Floor was recommended and our team was looped into the design process.

The design of this particular zero depth entry is unique in that it combines a triangle gradient for the "sand" and "water" zones while also featuring a clean, curvy custom cut edge separating the two. Because Life Floor is manufactured as 2' x 2' tiles, cutting curves into any design results in increased overages as the squares are trimmed away. By selectively choosing to only use this effect for the shoreline, the city was able to achieve their design intent without the added expense of creating the entire gradient effect out of curves. Sea creature inlays were included to augment the theming. Fish and seahorses can be found in the "water" while crabs and starfish can be found on the "sand."

Project Highlights

Facility: Fairgrounds Aquatic Center
Location: Mexico, MO
Install Date: April 2021
Designer: Life Floor Studio
Area: 3,000 sq ft (280 m²)
Main Colors: Turquoise, Ocean, Bluebird, Aviator, Sandbar, Gobi
Inlay Colors: Platypus, Sunshine, Limelight, Goldfish, Turquoise
Texture: Ripple 2.0
Thickness: 3/8”

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