In addition, the square 5 x 5 cm mosaic opens up an interesting
design dialogue with the round mosaic from Agrob Buchtal’s Loop
series, thus interpreting the well-known term “squaring the circle”
in a quasi architectural way. All heated benches are covered with
round mosaics not least because a specific advantage of this
material is that it clings directionlessly and homogeneously to such
curved structures like a tailor-made suit.
THE CIRCLE AS AN INTEGRATED DESIGN PRINCIPLE
The organically shaped heated benches in sea green offer seating
and lounging places for relaxing. At the same time they set pleasant
colour accents and also structure the bathing landscape. They have
partial surfaces with round mosaics with a diameter of 1 cm, which
then merge into round mosaics with a diameter of 2 cm via vertical
surfaces. The horizontal surfaces of the heated benches were
designed in the slip-resistant R11/B version because it cannot be
ruled out that young bathers will walk on them. The round mosaic
of the Loop series also decorates the walls and the floor of the
children’s pool. In order to intuitively convey to the little ones the
increasing depth of water towards one side, the floor has an even
colour gradient from light aqua blue to aqua blue over a length of
3 metres.
The architects decided in favour of round mosaics not only because
this material is particularly suitable for cladding curved structures,
as mentioned above, but also because circles play a key role in
the building concept of smooth transitions. As a recurring design
element, they have a significant influence on the general appearance
of the sports pool: in addition to round columns, skylights and
luminaires, there are also acoustic ceilings with round perforations.
Even the wall inscriptions and the screen-printed window panes
for privacy reasons consistently pick up the geometric form of the
circle.
THE ORGANICALLY SHAPED HEATED
BENCHES IN SEA GREEN OFFER SEATING
AND LOUNGING PLACES FOR RELAXING.