Sportbad am Rabet Modular Swimming Facility / gmp Architects

Modular New Swimming Facility for Leipzig — With the Sportbad am Rabet in Leipzig's Neustadt district, architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have created a much-needed indoor swimming facility for schools, clubs, and recreational swimmers. The modular new building, designed to the Passive House standard, combines functional sports infrastructure with an economical system-based construction approach.

Located in the Laurentians, this residence was designed for a family seeking to step away from the demands of daily life, embracing an understated architecture that blends into its natural surroundings.

Built around 1925 and located along the tree-lined avenue that once connected Bardolino's town center to the Lake Garda railway station (now dismissed), Palazzo Vittoria has undergone a renovation project aimed at reconciling a conservative approach to the historic structure with a contemporary reinterpretation of both its interior and exterior spaces.

Walls of Neutrality – In the sauna space, strangers place themselves in close proximity to each other, almost naked. From a proximity perspective, saunas are supposed to be quite intimate communities, but public saunas in Japan are not yet at that stage. However, if a space can be created that fits well with the unique proximity and mentality of the Japanese people, a new community space may emerge.