ROOF OPENINGS FOR GREATER TRANSLUCENCY
EICHBOTTBAD INDOOR POOL IN LEINGARTEN
Location Leingarten, Germany Client / operator Municipality of Leingarten Architects Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Freie Architekten PartGmbB DE – 73760 Ostfildern www.ktp-architekten.de Author Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Photos Roland Halbe Fotografie, Stuttgart Official opening March 2021 Construction costs EUR 7.3 million 46
Flooding the interior with plenty of daylight, the large roof openings are the striking features of the new indoor pool in Leingarten, Baden-Württemberg. By combining the indoor and outdoor pools, Kauffmann Theilig & Partner have achieved synergies with the entrance area and service rooms. The site and its surroundings are characterised by a green corridor running north-south. The existing outdoor swimming pool and an event centre are embedded in this stretch of parkland. Placed at the north-west corner and aligned north-south, the new slender building integrates itself into the setting. The existing buildings with garages, infrastructure for the German Red Cross and the German Life Saving Association (DLRG) as well as the kiosk remain and are part of the new ensemble. The surroundings of the outdoor swimming pool remain spacious, unconstrained and without structural changes. The main entrance to the indoor swimming pool is at the east end, forms the edge of the forecourt and its public face, and is
only a short distance from the parking spaces in front of it. For building to be permitted in the green corridor along the Eichbott stream, it was necessary to devise flood protection plans and implement structural measures involving culverts. Synergies and view of the greenery Synergies have been achieved by combining the new pool with the existing outdoor pool. The main entrance and foyer accommodate a cash desk and vending machines respectively. The changing room wing with wet rooms serves both the indoor and outdoor pools. A separate entrance to the changing rooms permits access to the outdoor pool without use of the indoor pool’s foyer. sb 3/2022
