Oasis:

/əʊˈeɪsɪs/ noun

A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.

Urban Oasis, The brief for this project is to create an escape from the urban world in the form of water - an aquatic centre, or swimming centre. The project is to incoporate a main pool, and two leisure pools, and the space is to serve also as a centre of communal connections and relaxation.

As the building is to be designed on a previously developed water-front park, the proposal focuses on the idea of transparency and connection to the water. As such, the building seeks to not disrupt the previous waterside experience of the park, whilst celebrating the history of the location by creating a journey which leads the visitor towards the front of the water.

MAIN PRECEDANT INSPIRATIONS:

Peter Hall Performing Arts Center (Structure), Leca Swimming Pool (Shadow), Daylight House (Light), Freeman’s School Swimming Pool (Scale)

Harbour water is filtered, and used in the main pool. The water is constantly filtered through its natural pond filter, and the excess water is pumped out into the tidal pool, which in turn returns to the harbour.

JOURNEY TO THE WATER..

Play of elevation: A big element of the architectural design is within the slight change of elevation of the building as the visitor enters into the building, and towards the water.

The flow of space and splitting of pathways was designed to emulate a waterstream, at the same time, the visitor will experience various types of water experience as they walk towards the harbour themselves.

A. PO OL SIDE

A demonstration of the combination of materials apparent within the design. The ground is to be tiled with sandstone, calling back to the sandstone quarries background of the site. The Shou Sugi-ban wall is battened, and is extended from the exterior to within, to provide more contrast with shadow from the sky lighting. The battens are installed vertically, to provide a sense of verticality, drawing attention to the roof installation, and the pool below

B. TIDAL POOL

A tidal pool is designed at the location of the original Pyrmont Bathhouse. The tidal pool is accessed by swimming or walking under the preexisting timber platforms, which provides the pool a direct connection to the harbour water, and the harbour bridge. The tidal pool will mainly use filtered water which streams down from the main olympic pool, which will naturally inturn filter the harbour overtime.

C. MAIN INTERIOR RENDERING

A visualisation of the interior view upon entry of the space. The rendering showcases the roof design with the fabric curtains, the Main swimming pool, the natural filter pond, and the direct pathway and view towards the harbour bridge and the tidal pool. The Fabric curtains of the roof will extend and retract depending on the direction of the sunlight and interior temperature, allowing for a sustainable interior design.

Lakeside Painters

SOLO COMPETITION

BUILDNER/ BEE-BREEDER BUILDNER SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

TYPE: PRIVATE SITE: LATVIA