Sabine Muller and Andreas Quednau liken this 2006 project to the childhood experience of drawing warm water from a garden hose that has been left in the sun.
Though the curving plastic hose may have the most striking visual presence, the architects point out that 'all surfaces thouched by the user are made of wood'. The hose structure, however, is key to other functions of the design apart from delivering soloar- heated water.
When sealed between the wood slats, the one thousand metres of hose used to fill the bath also creates the bath structure. The wrapped hose works to shade the chaging space.
The water in the hose is warmed by the sun, a prcess which can take up to two hours. Cold water can then be added. After each bath, the water is released to irrigate the
surrounding lawn.
Client: Akademie Schlob Solitude
Cost: c. €20.000
Size: c. 4m x 6m x 3.5m (height)
Architects: SMAQ Studio for Architecture,
Urbanism and Research
Project team: Sabine Muller,
Andreas Quednau
Exposed water pipes can let people know how much water clean.
Futhermore, It might be able to be a performance by itself :)
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