Specialism: ADS5


A bathhouse is conceived as a journey through curated ‘weathers’ beside the River Lea. Conceptualised as a separate reality, in which weather is used to construct an alternative perception of time, the bathhouse is a palace of sensation. The body is explored in relation to systems of thermoregulation, with the scheme tying into existing legacy plans for community sports facilities.


Existing in a range of material states, under varying pressures and temperatures, the project hypothesises water as a ‘living’ architectural material. The scheme takes advantage of Combined Cooling Heating & Power (CCHP) technology in the Olympic Energy Centre to create a thermodynamic system. Using water from the notoriously polluted Lea, the bathhouse uses distillation to cleanse the river.