BDES1020 Continuous City <Irene, Irene>

Abstract

The reason why swimming pool is chosen as the function of the building is due to the climatic condition in Madrid, where it is extremely hot during the summer. By having a public swimming pool, it allows visitors to drop by for refreshment or to relieve themselves from the heat. The name of the building, "Piscina de Madrid" simply means the swimming pool of Madrid, thus everyone in that city, regardless of their race, is very welcomed to visit and experience a very different atmosphere of a swimming pool. The primary concept of the building, which is based on the exterior, is to contrast the past and the modern, as the whole functional building is not entirely new. In order to show a contemporary baroque style, existing building are preserved, concentrating mainly on the interior. The part of the building that is redesigned is the modern cube in between those existing building. The pattern on the cube itself mainly based on the traditional pattern of Madrid which then transformed into a contemporary pattern. The secondary concept is the anti-gravity, which fairly based on the interior of the building. Most of the functional buildings are not flat on the ground, instead they are located in various sizes of floating cubes that are supported by light structure. This concept is inspired by the fact that when people swim, their feet does not touch the ground, hence the anti-gravity concept is created.