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Dutch architecture studios design a church-turned-pool, where you can walk on water
This bold new design transforms a historic Dutch church into a swimming pool, where you can “walk on water” and lifeguards ...
A Stunning New Pool in Central Park Helps Heal Old Wounds
The $160 million Davis Center, with upgrades to six bucolic acres and a lake, writes a new chapter for the Harlem end of the ...
From the Archive: The Swimming Pool That Changed the World
Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic ...
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Ambitious church-to-pool conversion gets visitors swimming in Holy Water
Influential Dutch studio MVRDV has been chosen to radically renovate a disused church. The former place of worship is being ...
7 holiday homes with swimming pools for a refreshing summer break
Whether its for a quick dip, or just to bring the temperature down at home, swimming pools supply that perfect summer vibe.
Good News Network9d
Extraordinary Reuse of Vacant Church: Transforming into a Public Swimming Pool in the Netherlands
Architects in The Netherlands won a competition to transform the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen—into a public ...
The Architect’s Newspaper10d
MVRDV and Zecc Architecten envision a public swimming pool inside a historic Dutch church
MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have won a competition to transform St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, the Netherlands, into ...
Euronews9d
Dutch architecture studios design a church-turned-pool, where you can walk on water
This bold new design transforms a historic Dutch church into a swimming pool, where you can “walk ... Well, soon you’ll be able to. Dutch architecture studios MVRDV and Zecc Architecten ...