“Imagine you imagine swimming on your back with a church’s vault and its stained mirror,” says MVRTV’s company partner Vani Mass. Well, you can do it soon. The study Architecture Dutch MVRTV and ZECC architecture have revealed the heavenly plans for holy water, A public pool within the old church In Hierlen, San Francisco de Azin.
Holy water occupies the church ship 1923It has been empty for two years and becomes a social space with a pool in its center. Here comes the divine: Pond It has an adjustable platform, which can be completely hidden (space for different applications), or the entire room will be flooded with a shallow water layer, so visitors can “walk in water within the church”, according to an MVRTV report.
“By hiding the entire pool area With a small layer of water, you can create a beautiful visual effect, allows the church to restore its original shape and looks more large and interesting by reflection, ”Mass says.
The design maintains the nature of the Church, while the wisely reviews the space. Banks Temple They are re -used as locations next to the pool CafeteriaStay stained glass windows continue to bathe with color light. And the old sermon? This is the new seat of the Life Card.
Visitors can walk through the halls Ancient church Look at the pool through the curved windows, which leads to a comfortable restaurant located on the changing rooms and the rear. All the places will be completed with the mosaic site Customized with local artists, Hierlen’s vibrant muralvovic culture blinks in an eye.
The course of the time Change a century church In a swimming center this is not a walk in the park or in this case, Water in shallow water. One of the main obstacles of the design is to maintain a warm and stable space without damaging the subtle historic properties of the building.
The solution goes through one Intelligence analysis by the walls of the glass, Insulation is installed from the outside and the sensible ventilation systems hidden in the basement. The original church roof is also preserved, and the phonoapsorbend panels to maintain the phonetic control.
As for Mass, the challenge is worth it. “Church unemployment rate is increasingSo we have to do Propose new ideas Constructive for these buildings, “he explains.” Why not give these churches a social activity as they were before? A Pond The public is suitable for this. “But the swimsuit has not yet been placed: the pool is expected to be open in 2027.
