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Public Pools as Public Spaces: The Role of Swimming and Bathing in Cities

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In contrast, swimming and bathing represent something more intimate and primordial, a sensorial experience distinct from any other. As social spaces, public baths and pools offer an even more unusual experience. In addition to the health benefits, the act of floating in space creates a break from everyday life and its constraints.

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The History of the Roman Baths

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Bath of Caracalla. Among them were thermal baths, which did not escape Vitruvian prescriptions. Image © Chris 73, via Wikicommons Within the canonical architecture, Vitruvius' treatises are the first treatises known. Complex and sophisticated, Roman architecture presented a variety of buildings with several functions. Read more »

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Italy blocks McDonald's from building drive-through at Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla

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m outlet in the shadow of the third-century Baths of Caracalla, one of Rome’s most celebrated ancient sites. Italy’s highest administrative court has definitively barred McDonald’s from building a 10,000 sq.

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Jocheon Yokjang Bath / Atelier ITCH

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Completed in 2024 in Cheju, South Korea. Images by Joel Moritz. Jocheon is a small village on the northeastern coast of Jeju. It is a seaside village known as a great place to see the sunrise every day.

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In a Polish forest, Mobius Architekci Studio creates a timber-clad home ‘bathed in nature’

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Described as “elegant and knotless” by the team, the timber cladding was chosen to allow the building to be “bathed in nature,” blending into its forest landscape. The scheme was constructed from a reinforced concrete structure clad with panels of Okume wood sourced from West Africa.

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Handcrafted Design for Minimalist Washbasins and Baths

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Courtesy of Bette In the realm of architectural design and interior furnishings, achieving a balance between form and function is a daily challenge that designers encounter. This interplay between utility and aesthetics has not only evolved over time but also involves a constant exchange of styles and production methods.

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BetteSuno bath by Barber Osgerby for Bette

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The BetteSuno bath has a completely symmetrical design, with no fittings interrupting its clean lines and a protruding flat rim that can be used as a head- or armrest, or shelf for toiletries. The BetteSuno bath is available in glossy white. The post BetteSuno bath by Barber Osgerby for Bette appeared first on Dezeen.