NZ766228B2 - A publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex including a surf feature with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land - Google Patents

Abstract

publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex is disclosed, with a man-made lagoon as the centrepiece of the complex. The lagoon includes a surf portion and a non-surf portion. The non-surf portion includes at least one bathing zone and one water sports zone. The bathing zone comprises a localized disinfection system, the localized disinfection system including a chemical application system. At least 80% of bottom of the lagoon in the water sports zone is constructed with a plastic material. There is at least one sand beach area and a rest area surrounding the perimeter of the lagoon. A water supply system is integrated with the lagoon, which includes mechanisms for providing both filling and make-up water and is configured to provide water with iron and manganese concentrations of up to 2 ppm, and turbidity of up to 8 NTU. The water supply system permanently maintains the water volume in the lagoon to at least 80% of the designed water volume. Surrounding the lagoon are entertainment, educational, sports, and commercial facilities. The complex has a controlled public access and provides the look and feel of a tropical beach with clear waters and sandy beaches. In addition a method for efficiently utilizing facilities and land that are vacant, underutilized, have limited uses, or that are contiguous to or nearby recreational, educational, sports, or commercial venues is disclosed. The method allows for generating revenue and increasing efficiency by pairing vacant sites, underutilized sites, limited use land, or sites that are contiguous to entertainment, educational, sports, and/or commercial venues with urban beach entertainment complexes. The complex preferably has a controlled public access, thereby allowing entrance upon payment of a fee.

Claims (63)

1. A publicly accessible urban beach entertainment x being located in a site with a minimum total surface of 16,000 m2, with a surrounding population of 0 people within a 50-mile radius and where the complex is connected by road access, the x comprising: a) a large centerpiece lagoon having a surf portion and a non-surf portion, the nonsurf portion of the lagoon having a bottom, a perimeter, and a minimum surface area of 8,000 m2, and wherein a majority of the bottom is constructed with a flexible, plastic material, and wherein the lagoon further includes: i. at least one bathing zone within the non-surf portion of the lagoon, the bathing zone having a zero-entry edge at the perimeter, the zero-entry edge of the lagoon has a slope between 5% and 30%, wherein the bathing zone comprises a localized disinfection system, the localized disinfection system including a chemical application system including one or more systems selected from the group comprising nozzles, injectors, jets, and piping, wherein the zed disinfection system further ses a dispensing outlet arranged and configured to apply disinfecting chemicals to the water volume within the bathing zone; ii. at least one water sports zone located within the non-surf n of the lagoon, the water sports zone comprising a water depth of at least 1.8 meters at its deepest point, wherein at least 80% of bottom of the lagoon in the water sports zone is constructed with the plastic material selected from the group comprising polyvinyl chloride, hylene, rubbers, and opylene; iii. at least one surf portion comprising an cial surf wave generator configured to generate surf waves in the lagoon; b) at least one sand beach area and a rest area surrounding the perimeter of the lagoon, wherein the sand of the sand beach area has a color selected from the following colors according to the RAL color scale: RAL 9001, RAL 9002, RAL 9003, RAL 9010, RAL 9016, RAL 9018, RAL 1001, RAL 1014, or RAL 1004, and wherein the sand beach area and rest area have a surface area of at least 2,500 c) a water supply system integrated with the lagoon, which includes mechanisms for providing both filling and p water, wherein the water supply system is configured to provide water with iron and manganese concentrations of up to 2 ppm, and turbidity of up to 8 NTU, and n the water supply system is arranged and configured to maintain a water volume in the lagoon of at least 80% of the designed water volume permanently; d) a water treatment system arranged and configured such that its filtration capacity is maximum twice the lagoon’s water volume per day; e) a physical barrier surrounding at least a portion of the urban beach entertainment complex, the barrier being arranged and configured to limit individual access to the complex or its centerpiece lagoon; f) an access control system d in at least one n of the physical barrier, wherein the access control system is arranged and ured to selectively permit entry of individuals into at least a portion of the urban beach entertainment complex; and g) at least one ancillary facility located within the complex, selected from the group of commercial, tional, ional, cultural, residential, and sports facilities in order to allow different events and ties to be held within the complex.

2. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the color of the plastic material is white, light blue or light brown.

3. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the localized disinfection system is located at the perimeter of the lagoon and generally bounded by the ng zone, whereby the primary influence of the disinfecting chemicals is mainly within the swimming zone.

4. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the chemical application system includes a plurality of dispensing outlets, with the sing outlets being located at the bottom of the lagoon within the swimming zone, y the primary influence of the disinfecting chemicals is mainly within the swimming zone.

5. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment x of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the lagoon in water sports zone includes a variety of different slopes and depths.

6. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the perimeter of the lagoon includes curved shapes and round corners, whereby the lagoon resembles a natural water body.

7. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, further including tropical vegetation located in the sand beach area and additional rest areas, whereby a tropical setting is created

8. The ly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the surface area of the lagoon is in the range of 10,000 m2 to 200,000 m2.

9. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the water treatment system es a modular treatment system and n the modular treatment system has a plug and play configuration and includes elements selected from the group comprising: containerized machine rooms and skid mounted systems.

10. The publicly accessible urban beach ainment complex of claim 1, wherein the lagoon is ed and configured to create a fetch , when exposed to the wind, due to the size and length of the lagoon, whereby a natural wave motion is created on the surface of the lagoon which is similar to that of natural lakes.

11. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the lagoon operates in an essentially closed cycle, whereby the water in the lagoon is not significantly renewed from an open body of water.

12. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the water in the lagoon has a minimum vertical transparency of 1.2 meters, whereby the lagoon water transparency resembles the pristine clear waters of tropical seas.

13. The publicly ible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein evaporation control chemicals are added to the water of the lagoon, whereby ation is reduced up to 50% ed to natural evaporation rates.

14. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the access control system includes at least one location in the physical barrier.

15. The publicly ible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 14, n the access control location includes a control system, wherein the control system is selected from the group sing gated entries, turnstiles, access readers, security barriers, biometric systems.

16. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the physical barrier includes at least one element selected from the group comprising: fences, walls, moats, natural vegetation, and buildings.

17. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the access control system is arranged and configured to allow access to at least 500 people per hour into the urban beach entertainment complex.

18. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, further comprising at least one ancillary facility selected from the group comprising amphitheaters having a stage, event centers, kiosks, rental s, shopping centers, gyms, ades, sports fields, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops.

19. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, further sing at least one ront amphitheater having a stage for hosting and/or showcasing different events, educational activities, concerts, cultural activities, sport events, and r content.

20. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, further comprising at least one large screen on which to project a video image, whereby movies, e-sports, sport events, conferences, simulcasts, live streaming of content, and educational activities, , may be shown.

21. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein the lagoon includes an illumination system, whereby use of the lagoon is facilitated during low light hours or under enclosed structures.

22. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 21, n the illumination system comprises lights located about the ery and beneath the surface of the water in the lagoon.

23. The publicly accessible urban beach ainment complex of claim 1, wherein the lagoon es at least one dock extending from the periphery of the lagoon toward a deeper portion of the lagoon, whereby access to the deeper portions is facilitated and s the practice of aquatic sports.

24. The ly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the entertainment complex is covered with a dome.

25. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment x of claim 24, wherein the dome is selected from the group comprising structural or inflatable domes.

26. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, further comprising a g system, wherein at least some of the water in the lagoon is heated.

27. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 26, wherein the heating system uses at least part of the waste heat from an industrial or commercial cooling process.

28. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 26, wherein the heating system is arranged and configured to se the water temperature in the bathing zone.

29. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 1, r comprising returning the make-up water into the bathing zone to control the temperature of the water in the bathing zone.

30. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment x of claim 1, n additional equipment is included in the perimeter of the lagoon to generate surface textures and movement of the water in the form of small, aesthetic waves.

31. The publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex of claim 30, wherein the aesthetic waves do not have an amplitude of more than 50 cm.

32. A method for ently utilizing limited use land by creating a publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex, the method comprising: a) selecting a site with a m total surface of 16,000 m2, wherein the site is selected from vacant land, underutilized sites, limited use land, or land that is contiguous or nearby tional, educational, sports, or commercial venues, has a minimum surrounding population of 500.000 people within a 50-mile radius connected by road access, and has a water supply with sufficient availability for use at the site; b) constructing a piece lagoon having a surf portion and a non-surf portion, the non-surf portion of the lagoon having at least one bathing zone, a bottom, a perimeter, and a surface area n 8,000 m2 and 200,000 m2, wherein a majority of the bottom is constructed with a flexible, plastic material, and wherein at least one portion of the lagoon further includes a zero-entry edge resembling a natural beach edge, the zero-entry edge of the lagoon has a slope between 5% and 30%; wherein the surf portion ses an artificial surf wave generator configured to generate surf waves in the surf portion of the lagoon, wherein the bathing zone comprises a localized disinfection system, the localized disinfection system including a dispensing outlet ing devices selected from the group comprising nozzles, ors, jets, piping, and outlets, which are arranged and configured to apply disinfecting chemicals to the water volume within the bathing zone such that the lagoon has an sed chemical concentration in the g zone compared to the rest of the non-surf portion of the lagoon; c) establishing at least one sand beach area and a rest area surrounding the perimeter of the lagoon, wherein the sand of the sand beach area has a color selected from the following colors according to the RAL color scale: RAL 9001, RAL 9002, RAL 9003, RAL 9010, RAL 9016, RAL 9018, RAL 1001, RAL 1014, or RAL 1004, and wherein the sand beach area and rest area have a surface area of at least 2,500 m2; d) connecting a water source to the lagoon with a water supply system, the water supply system providing both filling and/or make-up water for the lagoon, wherein the make-up water has iron and ese concentrations of up to 2 ppm, and turbidity of up to 8 NTU, and wherein the water supply system is arranged and configured to maintain a water volume in the lagoon of at least 80% of the designed water volume permanently; e) incorporating a water treatment system for treating water in the lagoon; f) delimiting at least a portion of the lagoon, the sand beach area, and the rest area with a physical barrier, wherein the area within the physical barrier further creates an urban beach entertainment complex, the barrier being arranged and configured to limit individual access to the complex; g) ng an access control system in at least one portion of the physical barrier, wherein the access l system is arranged and configured to selectively permit entry of individuals into at least a portion of the urban beach entertainment complex; and h) establishing at least one ancillary ty located within the entertainment area, selected from the group of commercial, tional, educational, cultural, residential, and sports facilities.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising creating at least one water sports zone within the lagoon, and wherein the water sports zone has a minimum water depth of at least 1.8 meters at its deepest point.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein the type of water used from the water source is ed from the group comprising: fresh water, brackish water, saline water, or er.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein the water source does not include aluminum or hydrocarbons, whereby pre-treatment of the water is minimized.

36. The method of claim 32, further comprising covering at least 80% of the bottom of the lagoon in the water sports zone with a flexible plastic material.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the plastic material is a light-colored membrane, whereby in ation with the minimum depth the characteristic and intense color of tropical seas is generated.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein the color of the plastic material ranges from white to a light blue or light brown color.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein the plastic material is ed from the group sing polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, rubbers, and polypropylene.

40. The method of claim 32, further including forming the edges of the lagoon with curved shapes with round corners, whereby the lagoon resembles a natural water body.

41. The method of claim 32, further including placing tropical vegetation in the urban beach entertainment complex.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the al vegetation includes trees and plants and are located in and adjacent to the sand beach area.

43. The method of claim 32, wherein the water treatment system comprises a modular treatment system and wherein the modular ent system has a plug and play configuration and includes elements selected from the group comprising: containerized machine rooms and skid mounted systems.

44. The method according to claim 32, further comprising ing the length and size of the lagoon such that, when the lagoon is subject to wind, establishes a fetch , whereby the established fetch length encourages a natural surface wave motion r to that of natural bodies of water.

45. The method of claim 32, further comprising maintaining the water in the lagoon such that a minimum vertical arency of 1.2 meters is established, y the water in the lagoon resembles the clear water of tropical seas.

46. The method of claim 32, further comprising adding evaporation control chemicals to the water in the lagoon, whereby evaporation is reduced compared to natural evaporation rates.

47. The method of claim 32, further comprising locating at least one access control system in the physical barrier.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein the access control location includes a control system selected from the group comprising gated entries, turnstiles, access readers, security barriers, or biometric systems.

49. The method of claim 47, further comprising locating the access control system relative to the al barrier such that access to at least a predetermined portion of the urban beach entertainment complex is controlled.

50. The method of claim 32, wherein the physical r comprises one or more elements selected from the group sing fences, walls, moats, natural tion, and buildings.

51. The method of claim 32, wherein the access control system is configured to allow access to at least 500 people per hour into the urban beach entertainment complex.

52. The method of claim 32, further comprising locating an amphitheater having a stage within the urban beach entertainment complex, whereby events, educational activities, concerts, cultural activities, and sporting events may be conducted.

53. The method of claim 32, further comprising locating a video screen in the urban beach entertainment complex for showing movies, sporting events, conferences, asts, live ing of content, and educational activities.

54. The method of claim 32, further sing an illumination system for the .

55. The method of claim 54, wherein the illumination system comprises LED underwater strip lights or underwater spotlights.

56. The method of claim 32, further comprising constructing a dock in the lagoon, the dock extending from a perimeter of the lagoon toward a deeper portion of the lagoon, whereby the dock enables access to the deeper portion to better enable cing water sports.

57. The method of claim 32, r comprising a dome over at least a portion of the urban beach entertainment complex.

58. The method of claim 57, wherein the dome is selected from structural or inflatable domes and is arranged and configured to be located over at least a portion of the lagoon.

59. The method of claim 32, r comprising installing an external heating system to heat water in the lagoon.

60. The method of claim 59, wherein the external heating system uses, at least partially, waste heat from an industrial or commercial cooling process.

61. The method of claim 59, further comprising locating the heating system in the bathing zone.

62. The method of claim 32, further comprising locating small wave generating equipment on the perimeter of the lagoon, the small wave generating equipment arranged and configured to generate water surface es and aesthetic waves.

63. The method of claim 62, wherein the aesthetic waves have maximum amplitude of 50 W0 2019;150160 Limiting at Least a Portion of the Urban Beach Entertainment Comptex with a Fencing System 15b‘