Riverside Beach Family Center
Independence, KS
Counsilman-Hunsaker, in association with Kimley-Horn & Associates, was hired by the City of Independence to replace their outdated 1962 pool. The city desired a centerpiece facility to serve the aquatic needs of the entire community.
The concept was to create a municipal family aquatic center with play features for tots, families, and teens.
The resulting 12, 775 sq. ft. facility creates a fun and attractive environment including:
- 25-yard competition pool with six lap lanes
- 8,328 sq. ft. leisure pool with several aquatic amenities for children
- Two waterslides
- ADA-accessible zero-depth entry
- Lazy river
- 707 sq. ft. shallow tot pool
The main attraction is the bowl slide, which offers exploratory riders a 32 ft. tower with a chance to shoot down a 95-lineal-foot waterslide into a splash bowl, where they swirl around the funnel, then exit by a vertical drop of 37 ft. into a catch pool complete with exit stairs.
