BREAKWATER POOLS

Design Studio - Spring 2019 Toronto, Ontario Supervisor: Andrew Levitt

The goal of Breakwater Pools is to strengthen the experiential relationship between Toronto and the Toronto Islands by visually aligning the Centre Island Pier and the CN Tower. As a result, the project becomes an apparent terminus: a set of pools and an event space at the edge of the city with nowhere further to go. While visitors are another degree separated from the city itself, narratively, they become a step closer. As part of the comprehensive design studio, the building also engages problems of construction and sustainability strategies. These strategies include details in concrete and steel construction as well as energy and water conservation through solar hot water heating and rainwater collection.

1. Foyer 1A. Coat Room 1B. Storage 2. Event Space 3. Community Meeting Room 4. Event Admin 5. Cafe 6. Mechanical Room 7. Recycling 8A. Dry Sauna 8B. Wet Sauna 8C. Sauna Changing Room 9. Hot Tub 10. Pool Keeper’s Residence 11. Pool Reception 12. Change Room 13. First Aid Room 14. Pool Office 15. Staff Change Room 16. Pool Mechanical Room 17. Pool Equipment Storage 18. Large Pool 19. Children’s Pool 20. Diving Pool