{"id":45522,"date":"2014-07-01T15:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/summer-spa\/"},"modified":"2017-09-20T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T10:08:09","slug":"summer-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/summer-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"summer spa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The floating spa, symbol of an independent isle to arrive, retreat and become one with the element of water. The reduced style of interior design as well as the clear, axial alignment of the building exemplify the focus on the elemental phenomena. The space\u2019s prevailing mood is influenced by light wood and charcoal-colored fibrous concrete. Panorama windows to both fronts create a light-flooded atmosphere with immediate access to the surrounding element water and offer a view to the city, the power plant and the sun deck.<\/p>\n

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photo by Wonge Bergmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since early June 2005, a swimming pool has been afloat in the port basin of the Autostadt between the parking lot and power plant of the VW factory premises. Connected only via a small pier to the spa area and thus the solid ground, the floating pool is a fresh water outdoor pool offering a clean body of water within the harbor allowing users to experience swimming in the canal and the post basin. It follows the tradition of the so-called \u201dbathing ships\u201d, of which fifteen private Spree swimming pools existed in Berlin alone at the turn of the last century. These swimming pools either consisted of a partitioned section of water within the Spree river or contained pools filled with fresh water.<\/p>\n