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It is designed for year-round operation , and the strategies for different parts vary over the course of the year .
surrounding area and most importantly , to offer a new facility for families and local residents . It is a primarily site-specific solution aiming to connect the building with its context even through the programme . It also creates a metaphorical patch for the area taken from the park that has been neglected for decades . It smoothly follows the hilly terrain of the surrounding Rieger ’ s Park with many relaxation areas . It is “ invisible ” from the park . It protects the existing tall trees and the green areas on the site connecting them into the design .
It is designed for year-round operation , and the strategies for different parts vary over the course of the year ( outdoor pools may be partly inactive in the winter season ). It combines an indoor spa with several types of swimming pools with an outdoor summer swimming pool , a relaxation wellness area , and several restaurants and cafes .
The design works with the existing situation that contains fragments of the original cyclopean walls with detailed inserted stairs and a niche with a barrel vault . The building ’ s composition emphasizes the insertion of as many components as possible into the terrain base of the site . It comprises of two parts . One is inserted into the base of the site with technical facilities , changing rooms , supplies , and a wellness area .
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