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Hollaway Studio designs ‘wave lagoon’ plus hotel on the Kent coast
Following planning approval in early 2023, Hollaway Studio has designed an ‘inland surfi ng space’ plus 120-bed luxury spa hotel at Betteshanger Country Park, near Deal, creating Kent’s fi rst surfi ng “wave lagoon.” The combined £50m project, known as ‘The Seahive,’ is scheduled to open in April 2025. With offi ces in London and Kent, Hollaway Studio has created the designs for the 15-acre site which will feature at its centre a surfi ng lagoon with ‘Wavegarden Cove’ technology – the second of its kind in England and the seventh in the world. The technology can be used by up to 80 people at a time, providing up to a thousand waves per hour, and creating more than 20 different wave types ranging from 50 cm to 2 m in height.
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Overlooking the surfi ng lagoon is the ‘Lagoon Surf Hub’ with 15 accommodation pods; a wellness centre with yoga and fi tness zones, cold water therapy, meditation pavilions and a splash pool; a clubhouse with a surf academy as well as a restaurant and bar, conference facility retail outlet, chill out spaces, dedicated work area, and an “immersive balcony.” A dedicated “learning hive” will run a full-time schedule of courses for children in ‘surf therapy’ and educational intervention programmes to “enhance and protect their mental health.” The architects created a separate design for the fi ve-star 120-bed hotel, spa and gym. The provision of the hotel will “work to readdress the lack of hotel rooms available in the surrounding area,” said the project’s
architects, Hollaway Studio.
The Seahive project will take up 15 acres of the 250 acre country park. To ensure there is no damage to the existing wildlife and plants the project team undertook in- depth research into enhancing sustainability and biodiversity in the area. On completion of the scheme, it is estimated that this will be improved by 11%, thereby offsetting the initial loss of habitat.
Hollaway Studio also designed F51, which opened in 2022 – the world’s fi rst multi-storey skatepark – in nearby Folkestone, which was created to “give back to the local community by putting its youth fi rst.” The Seahive has been developed to offer similar opportunities to the community and surrounding area.
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