2009 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Glacier Hot Pools
Set in the bush, this hot pool complex was technically challenging with unconventional materials and unusual services requirements. This has not prevented the architect from being inventive, and the result is an eclectic mix of forms and features, aimed to delight tourists. A sculptural wall containing showers wraps the rear side of the building. The play of light and shadow across the curling and folding tiled façade is quite extraordinary, and a structured foil to the amorphous shapes of pools and bush. Private pools with pavilions are located along weaving paths raised above the forest floor, and the site is cleverly configured to be secluded and intimate.
- Practice
- Dalman Architects Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
