my first post - how exciting...
I am teaching a design studio this fall and the final project is a public swimming pool - any good case study projects (pools or baths) you would recommend for students to look at, particularly ones where there is adequate information available? I have a bunch already, including Siza's Piscina das Marés, Nouvel's Le Bains de Docks, Harbour Baths by PLOT, Kastrup Søbad, Thermal Baths by Zumthor, Lautner's Arango House, and Legoretta's Purificadora Hotel, and some others... Thanks.
I would say this pool is like my absolutely favorite. There's something very romantic about the interior that would make slinking around nearly naked very easy.
I would also check out a search for 'pool' on thecoolhunter.net... which is a surprisingly good site for innovative architecture imagery. Unfortunately the search has a tendency to link to the front page instead of the original post...
looking for some good pool case study projects
my first post - how exciting...
I am teaching a design studio this fall and the final project is a public swimming pool - any good case study projects (pools or baths) you would recommend for students to look at, particularly ones where there is adequate information available? I have a bunch already, including Siza's Piscina das Marés, Nouvel's Le Bains de Docks, Harbour Baths by PLOT, Kastrup Søbad, Thermal Baths by Zumthor, Lautner's Arango House, and Legoretta's Purificadora Hotel, and some others... Thanks.
google is yo friend, son!
there are a bunch in B.C.
AMP's spree bridge bathing boat
aurelio galfetti's bellinzona sport complex
behnisch's grünauer welle
cuckrowicz.nachbaur's stadtbad dornbirn
curschellas + gasser's schwimmbad fontanivas
feilden clegg bradley's formby pool
harry seidler's Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre
kahn's trenton bath house
PTW's beijing olympic swimming pool
vora's can ricart sport complex in BCN
vals is a thermal bath, not a swimming pool, but there are some really interesting thermal aths out there..
behnisch's therme in bad aibling
matheo thun's vigilius mountain resort
thank you for this great compilation. will get onto googling (for starters) now!
here's one that i worked on...
go to "north shore pool" under feature projects
The Neptune Pool at San Simeon
I guess Neptune's not a public pool, but I've always that it
I would say this pool is like my absolutely favorite. There's something very romantic about the interior that would make slinking around nearly naked very easy.
http://www.4a-architekten.de/projekte/sport/Biberach/biberach.htm
the pool in 'let the right one in' was pretty stellar as well.
slideshow
Why not look at natatoriums as well,
Tod Williams and Billie Tsein - Cranbrook Natatorium
Morphosis - Keating Aquatic Center Natatorium
theres many others..
two from the place that I work at:
http://www.venhoevencs.nl/projecten/?/nl/alles/naam/_/spm
http://www.venhoevencs.nl/projecten/?/nl/alles/naam/r-z/Wagn
Unbuilt: the Odense bathhouse by Plot/BIG/JDS
http://www.big.dk/projects/oda/oda.html
I would also check out a search for 'pool' on thecoolhunter.net... which is a surprisingly good site for innovative architecture imagery. Unfortunately the search has a tendency to link to the front page instead of the original post...
wow - thank you all. lucky to learn about a lot of great projects in addition to finding such great resources.
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