The Steam Extension of the Crown Pub
The Steam Extension of the Crown Pub
The Steam Extension of the Crown Pub
Category:
Category:
Building Project
Building Project
Service:
Service:
Architecture
Architecture
Year:
Year:
2022
2022
Credits
The project aims to provide a space for cleansing and refreshment before the alcoholics head home. Strategically located on the rooftop of a local pub, the architecture embraces the use of light, water and steam to create a calming atmosphere for the intoxicated pub guests. The project allows for the collection of rainwater through the transport of rainwater collected by the community and surrounding buildings to the bathhouse through pipes, and a communal herbal garden will filter the rainwater collected by neighbouring buildings for the bath while also providing essential ingredients for the wellness bath.
The project aims to provide a space for cleansing and refreshment before the alcoholics head home. Strategically located on the rooftop of a local pub, the architecture embraces the use of light, water and steam to create a calming atmosphere for the intoxicated pub guests. The project allows for the collection of rainwater through the transport of rainwater collected by the community and surrounding buildings to the bathhouse through pipes, and a communal herbal garden will filter the rainwater collected by neighbouring buildings for the bath while also providing essential ingredients for the wellness bath.
Alongside this, a series of simple physics experiments investigate the principles of cloud formation. By strategically positioning hot and cold baths to create local temperature differentials, the design produces shifting vapour clouds that wrap around the steel frame. These temporary “clouds” form a soft, atmospheric outer skin for the building, blurring conventional architectural boundaries between inside and outside.
Alongside this, a series of simple physics experiments investigate the principles of cloud formation. By strategically positioning hot and cold baths to create local temperature differentials, the design produces shifting vapour clouds that wrap around the steel frame. These temporary “clouds” form a soft, atmospheric outer skin for the building, blurring conventional architectural boundaries between inside and outside.
