100-Meter Outdoor Pool Designs

Kinzo Architekten Reimagines Berlin's Tilla-Durieux-Park

Kinzo Architekten, the practice previously responsible for the placemaking concept at the Center am Potsdamer Platz, has proposed a comprehensive reimagining of Berlin's Tilla-Durieux-Park and a substantial 100-meter outdoor pool.

The studio's goal is to transform the site's underutilized 485-meter sloping lawn into a year-round public sports and recreation destination. This will be anchored by a substantial 100-meter outdoor pool surrounded by timber sun decks, changing rooms, and a kiosk. A notable innovation is the seasonal adaptability of the pool, which in winter would be covered by a translucent membrane mounted on timber arches.

Kinzo Architekten's proposal, titled the Sports Spine, incorporates a variety of athletic facilities including padel courts, basketball and beach volleyball areas, callisthenics stations, and a water playground, alongside a tree grove featuring a long communal table designed to encourage lingering and social interaction throughout the day.

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