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00 project brief Beginning with a list of aquatic events, some olympic events and others wild ideas for new sports, the studio was instructed to chose one of these aquatic events and design an “event specific pool” for said event. The pool was to be highly specialized and unique, with its design generated out of the very specific needs of the chosen event. The pools will be part of a new National Aquatic Training Facility at Texas Tech University which will overtake the exisiting TTU Aquatic Center.

01 concept

inspiration My initial thoughts were to search for existing swimming pools that were out of the ordinary. One such pool is the main attraction and namesake of the Glass Pool Inn in Las Vegas. The circular windows allow any passerby to see into the pool below the water line creating interesting visuals.

inspiration Following this idea of seeing into pools from the walls of the pool, I came across the pool on the roof of the Aris Hotel in Singapore. The pool cantilevers over the edge of the building and the wall and floor that are cantilevered are glass creating a unique visual for spectators below and swimmers alike.

initial idea Running with the idea of a pool that spectators could see into from the sides and the bottom, I sketched a long tube like pool that would be made out of some sort of clear material. This long linear shape would fit events such as individual lap swimming or could be extended to be used as a marathon pool.

initial fishbowl idea Another idea was for a bowl shaped pool so that spectators could view the event from any angle. A sport that would be perfect for this idea is sychronized swimming.This idea was an attempt to create as open as a space as possible undernearth the pool for spectators to view the event.

02 research

The focus of my design is the area below the water level of my pool that allows spectators to view the sport of sychronized swimming in a completely new way.