伦敦泰晤士河浴场景观/London architecture firm Studio Octopi

发布于：2023-05-17 12:23:50

Swimming pools for London's River Thames

设计方：London architecture firm Studio Octopi

位置：英国

分类：滨水

内容：实景照片

图片来源：Picture Plane.

景观时间：2014年

图片：7张

London architecture firm Studio Octopi为伦敦市民设计了一个欣赏伦敦市区美貌的地方，有趣的是，这个观赏地点是在泰晤士河畔潮汐水域中，人们可以在游水的同时观看美景。
水岸上游是伦敦市中心，下游是伦敦眼，无论是运动或休闲，都为城市中心的多元化社区提供了多功能的游憩选择。Romer-Lee指出必须改善目前泰晤士河的污水处理系统和水质。建筑师与结构工程专家合作开发设计，他们利用混凝土板支撑一对浴池，并将它的高度提升到最高水位处，因此，浴池在涨潮的时候会得到潮水的补充。有多个气囊的混凝土桥围绕着水池，混凝土桥为游泳的人提供了休息场所，同时也制衡了充满岩石和植物的石笼网箱。

译者：饭团小组

London architecture firm Studio Octopi has designed a concept for swimming pools that would enable Londoners to enjoy views of the city centre while bathing in the tidal waters of the River Thames.
Studio Octopi developed the proposal in response to plans from the city's water supplier Thames Water to upgrade London's 150-year-old sewage system, which would result in a huge improvement in water purity.
"A lot of people screw their noses up at the thought of swimming in the Thames but it already occurs within very controlled conditions, such as at Hampton Court and the Docklands," Studio Octopi director Chris Romer-Lee told Dezeen.
Thames Water plans to construct a new tunnel, dubbed the Super Sewer, which will remove 96 percent of the sewage currently entering the river and is scheduled for completion in 2023, if planning permission is granted.
Studio Octopi proposes building pools at two of the Super Sewer construction sites; Shadwell in the east of the city and Blackfriars Bridge in central London.
"Imagine the views from the waterline, downstream to the London Eye, upstream to the City," said Romer-Lee of the Blackfriars location. "Whether it’s for sport or leisure, bringing these alternative uses to the heart of cities unites diverse communities, encourages physical activity and invigorates the flora and fauna of our much overlooked river."
Romer-Lee pointed out that the concept doesn't rely on the Super Sewer, but does require the UK government to take steps to improve the current sewage system and water quality in The Thames, which currently falls below European standards.
The architects worked with structural engineering specialist Civic Engineers to develop the design, which includes a pair of pools supported by a concrete slab and raised to the height of the high water mark on a series of steel columns. The pools would be replenished with fresh river water at high tides.
A further pool made from concrete waffle slabs anchored to fixed posts would float on the surface of the river, rising and falling with the tide while protecting swimmers from the tidal currents.
Concrete decks with cast-in air pockets would surround the pools, providing places for swimmers to rest and counterbalancing heavy gabion cages filled with rocks and plants.
Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects contributed ideas for planting to enhance the natural look of the pools, including reeds to fringe the floating pool and perennials and ferns along the wharf edge. Over time, algae, ferns and saline plants would cover the supporting structure as it gradually weathers, while native plants would colonise the planted areas.