Mecanoo: Marnix sports centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The original 1955 Marnix swimming pool will be replaced by Marnix
Sports Centre. With two swimming pools, it will include a sports hall, a
fitness/aerobics studio, and cafe with terrace. A smaller building level
with the entrance hall, has offices and a kitchen below the
fitness/aerobics areas. The facade facing the Marnixstraat is
constructed from red/orange masonry, with segments of glass and
aluminium, while the translucent facade of the sports hall juts out over
the Singel canal, recalling the form of the original swimming pool. This
space will give swimmers in the competition pool fantastic water level
views over the Singel canal. R. G.
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