The ten most beautiful modern swimming pools
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The natatorium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt -
The outdoor swimming stadium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt
The online editors of Architectural Digest Germany have selected the ten most beautiful modern swimming pools around the globe. Among them is the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center by gmp architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, which was inaugurated in 2011 on the occasion of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
The site brings together the SOSC swimming facilities, a multipurpose venue, and a press center, whose forms and materials harmonize as an ensemble. “The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) has emerged as a model project of German architecture and engineering skill,” is the verdict of the renowned architecture journalist Dirk Meyhöfer in his architectural critique of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
The elongated Natatorium containing four adjacent pools consists of in-line, arch-shaped triangular trusses along which glazed skylights permit filtered daylight to enter. In the outdoor swimming stadium with its diving platform, the semi-circular arena roof consists of radially arranged cantilevers with lightweight membranes spanned between them. The outdoor swimming stadium and the natatorium are now open pools for the public.
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The natatorium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt -
The outdoor swimming stadium of the SOSC © Marcus Bredt
The online editors of Architectural Digest Germany have selected the ten most beautiful modern swimming pools around the globe. Among them is the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center by gmp architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, which was inaugurated in 2011 on the occasion of the FINA World Swimming Championships.
The site brings together the SOSC swimming facilities, a multipurpose venue, and a press center, whose forms and materials harmonize as an ensemble. “The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) has emerged as a model project of German architecture and engineering skill,” is the verdict of the renowned architecture journalist Dirk Meyhöfer in his architectural critique of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
The elongated Natatorium containing four adjacent pools consists of in-line, arch-shaped triangular trusses along which glazed skylights permit filtered daylight to enter. In the outdoor swimming stadium with its diving platform, the semi-circular arena roof consists of radially arranged cantilevers with lightweight membranes spanned between them. The outdoor swimming stadium and the natatorium are now open pools for the public.