Fiatal
Budapest | Dark days, Chilly nights |
BA Third Year, Final Project
University for the Creative Arts - Project submission at RIBA president medal awards 2012 (weblink)
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In this project, I am creating spaces for experiencing two forms of water; gas and liquid, through the five senses. There are two journeys and a connection vein between them. Firstly, I would like to take you through the journey of the spring water purification and the extraction of salt, and then through the baths.
Water is the element which gives you life, it is part of our life and without it we cannot live. Water is used as a multi-element for a better quality of life. Materials, colours, textures and multi-level changes, are being incorporated with nature, in an ethical use in this project. Using nature and providing this experience of the water cycle and the baths; through our five senses, the guest lives within nature while water’s cleanliness and purity surround him.
-‐Ref. 1:200 Plans-‐Water cycle journey:
Is being provided with a waterproofing jacket since he/she will go to an open space, the first floor. In addition, he/she will be visiting the water monument where inside it is full of steam and there is the waterfall, which runs through the box from top to bottom.
Taking the escalators will arrive at the top floor, where the experience of the purification and the extraction of salts from the underground spring water are taking place.
The huge water tank (number 2) is the permanent storage for the pumped water. From that point the pumped water splits into two other tanks, so in the first the natural filtration (3) and in the second the water evaporation, the process is taking place (8).
Natural filtration tank works as follows; the water is pumped on top of the tank, which is opened. Two-thirds of the volume of the tank is pumped with water. Find sand, coarse sand, pebbles and the coffee filter are the different layers that the water has to pass through in order to get naturally filtered. The water is not drinkable yet.
From there is pumped in the water tank (9) where it gets fully cleaned by manually add-‐in of chlorine. Therefore, through the water fountains of the water tank on the side, the visitor can have some of the drinkable spring water.
In addition, if he wants to take at home the drinking water produced on site; there is the shop selling bottles, next to the water tank.
Now, the extraction and the collection of salts for the skin and other health uses is been achieved through the evaporation process. From the water tank (2) the water is pumped in the water tank (8), with a depth of 200mm, which is the optimum level to be filled with water. Then the evaporation process takes place with the heating of the floor of the water tank using underfloor heating panels.
The evaporated water is stored on the slide lifted glass roof collection point (4) and from the top, it runs through and pumped into the water tank (9).
Finally, is collecting salts, by buying a jar from the shop next to the drinking water tank. Then enters the water tank (8) and collects manually as much salt as the jar can fill. The visitor does this process manually in order to get closer to the experience and nature.
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The baths journey:
The Visitor enters from the main entrance, from the street. Walks through the main corridor on the left is the cantina, where the visitor can buy water etc. Moving towards the corridor, on the left, the visitor finds the changing rooms, and where there is no empty space for him/her to change, walk up the stairs to the next floor; there, are more changing rooms.
Changed and ready to go to the baths he/she can go to the toilets. These are in an open space. Which are split by a mirror panel - separation for gents and ladies area. In addition, the toilets have the form of oxygen capsules. Going out of the toilets on the right visitor will find the staircase leading to the baths. The visitor will then change level, going down, going to a cave. The long plastic freezer curtain that has just passed through it, is used in order to keep the steam inside the baths area.
Then as he or she moves forward, has to pass under a huge water shower / waterfall, to get showered before entering the baths.
Entering the baths will notice at the interior of the space that there are the solid volumes of concrete where the different colours and textures of it, are used in order to create and add more sense to this monumental atmosphere. There are four different baths in terms of temperature that the visitor can go. Waterfalls are becoming part of the sloped walls and water runs on their surface, direction ends in the smaller baths.
Moments of socialization such as the chessboard, different sitting points are providing feelings of happiness. The pressured waterfall will give a great natural massage while being inside the main bath. Different temperature sauna rooms exist, where from the wood floor decking can see and hear the boiling water underneath his or her feet, providing with hot steam. Massage rooms with a glass sloping ceiling roof.
Finally, as the guest reaches the far end of the baths he/she can stand there watching the waterfall coming from the glass box in the exterior of the building and from baths, at the first floor.
The waterfall running through the water monument/glass box and through the baths area acts as the connection vein through the baths and the water purification salts process.
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Budapest | Dark days, Chilly nights |
BA Third Year, Final Project
University for the Creative Arts - Project submission at RIBA president medal awards 2012 (weblink)
In this project, I am creating spaces for experiencing two forms of water; gas and liquid, through the five senses. There are two journeys and a connection vein between them. Firstly, I would like to take you through the journey of the spring water purification and the extraction of salt, and then through the baths.
Water is the element which gives you life, it is part of our life and without it we cannot live. Water is used as a multi-element for a better quality of life. Materials, colours, textures and multi-level changes, are being incorporated with nature, in an ethical use in this project. Using nature and providing this experience of the water cycle and the baths; through our five senses, the guest lives within nature while water’s cleanliness and purity surround him.
The visitor enters from the main entrance, from the street. Then buys his/ her ticket from the ticket hall. There is asked if would like to go to the baths or take the tour of the water cycle plus visiting the water monument (the glass box).
-‐Ref. 1:200 Plans-‐
Is being provided with a waterproofing jacket since he/she will go to an open space, the first floor. In addition, he/she will be visiting the water monument where inside it is full of steam and there is the waterfall, which runs through the box from top to bottom.
Taking the escalators will arrive at the top floor, where the experience of the purification and the extraction of salts from the underground spring water are taking place.
The huge water tank (number 2) is the permanent storage for the pumped water. From that point the pumped water splits into two other tanks, so in the first the natural filtration (3) and in the second the water evaporation, the process is taking place (8).
Natural filtration tank works as follows; the water is pumped on top of the tank, which is opened. Two-thirds of the volume of the tank is pumped with water. Find sand, coarse sand, pebbles and the coffee filter are the different layers that the water has to pass through in order to get naturally filtered. The water is not drinkable yet.
From there is pumped in the water tank (9) where it gets fully cleaned by manually add-‐in of chlorine. Therefore, through the water fountains of the water tank on the side, the visitor can have some of the drinkable spring water.
In addition, if he wants to take at home the drinking water produced on site; there is the shop selling bottles, next to the water tank.
Now, the extraction and the collection of salts for the skin and other health uses is been achieved through the evaporation process. From the water tank (2) the water is pumped in the water tank (8), with a depth of 200mm, which is the optimum level to be filled with water. Then the evaporation process takes place with the heating of the floor of the water tank using underfloor heating panels.
The evaporated water is stored on the slide lifted glass roof collection point (4) and from the top, it runs through and pumped into the water tank (9).
Finally, is collecting salts, by buying a jar from the shop next to the drinking water tank. Then enters the water tank (8) and collects manually as much salt as the jar can fill. The visitor does this process manually in order to get closer to the experience and nature.
The baths journey:
The Visitor enters from the main entrance, from the street. Walks through the main corridor on the left is the cantina, where the visitor can buy water etc. Moving towards the corridor, on the left, the visitor finds the changing rooms, and where there is no empty space for him/her to change, walk up the stairs to the next floor; there, are more changing rooms.
Changed and ready to go to the baths he/she can go to the toilets. These are in an open space. Which are split by a mirror panel - separation for gents and ladies area. In addition, the toilets have the form of oxygen capsules. Going out of the toilets on the right visitor will find the staircase leading to the baths. The visitor will then change level, going down, going to a cave. The long plastic freezer curtain that has just passed through it, is used in order to keep the steam inside the baths area.
Then as he or she moves forward, has to pass under a huge water shower / waterfall, to get showered before entering the baths.
Entering the baths will notice at the interior of the space that there are the solid volumes of concrete where the different colours and textures of it, are used in order to create and add more sense to this monumental atmosphere. There are four different baths in terms of temperature that the visitor can go. Waterfalls are becoming part of the sloped walls and water runs on their surface, direction ends in the smaller baths.
Moments of socialization such as the chessboard, different sitting points are providing feelings of happiness. The pressured waterfall will give a great natural massage while being inside the main bath. Different temperature sauna rooms exist, where from the wood floor decking can see and hear the boiling water underneath his or her feet, providing with hot steam. Massage rooms with a glass sloping ceiling roof.
Finally, as the guest reaches the far end of the baths he/she can stand there watching the waterfall coming from the glass box in the exterior of the building and from baths, at the first floor.
The waterfall running through the water monument/glass box and through the baths area acts as the connection vein through the baths and the water purification salts process.
Detailed Plans and Sections:
Photorealistic and Atmospheric Renders of the building:
