Elevations

ELEVATIONS 1:500

The varying building height of the Spa House mediates the height of existing structures at Dok Øst. The massive concrete building shapes a landscape that extends the Pier to live in multiple levels.

The imprints left from the casting process are emphasised as a tectonic gesture of the facades. The carvings are processed differently, inspired by the chiselling methods of the art of sculpturing. The perceived contrast in textures visualises the narrative of the Spa House being carved from the past.

a | East tower, west elevation | 1:500 b | East tower, east elevation | 1:500

a | East-west elevation | 1:500

CIRCULATION

The circulation of both towers faces the open space in-between them as a connection that pulls the two volumes closer together. When entering a new floor, the stair carved out from the cores, occasionally provide views to the north to frame a view of the fjord.

The horizontal circulation connecting the stairs is hidden in the plateau, with a slit in the roof creating poetic filters of light to perceive when moving to the spa facilities, see fig. 105.

Fig. 105. Circulation