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Between Water and Sky
The Role Of The Roof In Swimming Pool Architecture
Swimming pools present a unique architectural condition in which users experience space through movement, immersion, and an upward-oriented field of vision. Despite this, the roof is often treated primarily as a technical necessity rather than as an architectural element capable of shaping spatial experience.
This graduation project explores how the roof can function as the primary organizing element in swimming pool architecture. The project proposes a new public swimming pool in Milan, Italy, that redefines it as an active part of the surrounding urban fabric.
Rather than developing the building from its plan, the design is led by the roof. Its geometry organizes circulation, structures the program, defines spatial hierarchy, controls daylight, and accommodates the environmental systems required for a swimming facility. At the same time, the roof establishes a strong architectural identity, connecting the swimmer's experience with the building's presence in the city.
By positioning the roof as the starting point of the design process, the project demonstrates how a single architectural element can operate at the urban, architectural, experiential, and technical scales simultaneously. The proposal argues for an alternative approach to swimming pool architecture in which the roof becomes not only an enclosure, but the principal organizer of space and user experience.
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This graduation project explores how the roof can function as the primary organizing element in swimming pool architecture. The project proposes a new public swimming pool in Milan, Italy, that redefines it as an active part of the surrounding urban fabric.
Rather than developing the building from its plan, the design is led by the roof. Its geometry organizes circulation, structures the program, defines spatial hierarchy, controls daylight, and accommodates the environmental systems required for a swimming facility. At the same time, the roof establishes a strong architectural identity, connecting the swimmer's experience with the building's presence in the city.
By positioning the roof as the starting point of the design process, the project demonstrates how a single architectural element can operate at the urban, architectural, experiential, and technical scales simultaneously. The proposal argues for an alternative approach to swimming pool architecture in which the roof becomes not only an enclosure, but the principal organizer of space and user experience.
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Swimming pools present a unique architectural condition in which users experience space through movement, immersion, and an upward-oriented field of vision. Despite this, the roof is often treated primarily as a technical necessity rather than as an architectural element capable of shaping spatial experience.
This graduation project explores how the roof can function as the primary organizing element in swimming pool architecture. The project proposes a new public swimming pool in Milan, Italy, that redefines it as an active part of the surrounding urban fabric.
Rather than developing the building from its plan, the design is led by the roof. Its geometry organizes circulation, structures the program, defines spatial hierarchy, controls daylight, and accommodates the environmental systems required for a swimming facility. At the same time, the roof establishes a strong architectural identity, connecting the swimmer's experience with the building's presence in the city.
By positioning the roof as the starting point of the design process, the project demonstrates how a single architectural element can operate at the urban, architectural, experiential, and technical scales simultaneously. The proposal argues for an alternative approach to swimming pool architecture in which the roof becomes not only an enclosure, but the principal organizer of space and user experience.
This graduation project explores how the roof can function as the primary organizing element in swimming pool architecture. The project proposes a new public swimming pool in Milan, Italy, that redefines it as an active part of the surrounding urban fabric.
Rather than developing the building from its plan, the design is led by the roof. Its geometry organizes circulation, structures the program, defines spatial hierarchy, controls daylight, and accommodates the environmental systems required for a swimming facility. At the same time, the roof establishes a strong architectural identity, connecting the swimmer's experience with the building's presence in the city.
By positioning the roof as the starting point of the design process, the project demonstrates how a single architectural element can operate at the urban, architectural, experiential, and technical scales simultaneously. The proposal argues for an alternative approach to swimming pool architecture in which the roof becomes not only an enclosure, but the principal organizer of space and user experience.
This thesis explores the localization of Art Nouveau architecture through a comparative analysis of the works of Mikhail Eisenstein in Riga and Joseph Bascourt in Antwerp. This study investigates how Art Nouveau principles differentiate between themselves by examining specific case studies—Eisenstein's buildings on Alberta Street and Bascourt's houses in the Zurenborg district. The research employs a multi-method approach combining visual analysis, archival research, and comparison to define differences and commonalities in facade composition, ornamentation, and symbolic language. The findings reveal that Eisenstein favored expressive, heavily ornamented facades rich with mythological and allegorical imagery. However, Bascourt adopted a more restrained geometric style that embedded symbolism within the rhythm and material contrast of the facade. Despite their different aesthetic strategies, both architect's facades serve as visual narratives, embodying the Art Nouveau character of uniting art and architecture. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of how global architectural movements acquire localized identities through the lens of individual artistic expression.
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This thesis explores the localization of Art Nouveau architecture through a comparative analysis of the works of Mikhail Eisenstein in Riga and Joseph Bascourt in Antwerp. This study investigates how Art Nouveau principles differentiate between themselves by examining specific case studies—Eisenstein's buildings on Alberta Street and Bascourt's houses in the Zurenborg district. The research employs a multi-method approach combining visual analysis, archival research, and comparison to define differences and commonalities in facade composition, ornamentation, and symbolic language. The findings reveal that Eisenstein favored expressive, heavily ornamented facades rich with mythological and allegorical imagery. However, Bascourt adopted a more restrained geometric style that embedded symbolism within the rhythm and material contrast of the facade. Despite their different aesthetic strategies, both architect's facades serve as visual narratives, embodying the Art Nouveau character of uniting art and architecture. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of how global architectural movements acquire localized identities through the lens of individual artistic expression.