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Responding to an increasingly disconnected world, Haggerston’s own “Temporal Agora” seeks to revitalize the dying art of clubbing through the lens of health, as an inclusive preventative measure for illness, driven by the language of adaptive reuse.
Research Question:
In what ways can retrofit architecture move beyond pragmatism to foster inclusivity, well-being, and social connection across diverse communities and temporal rhythms?
Drawing on research and lived experience to reframe sober club nights as sites of connection, healing, and cultural expression—positioning nightlife as a joyful, accessible mode of community care in a disconnected world.
The pool infrastructure is reinterpreted to support and enhance the greenhouse programme, integrating environmental systems that generate distinct microclimates tailored for sensory and social engagement.
Sections showing the structural/mechanical changes to the original skeleton of the Bathouse and the atmospheric experiences they host.
The concept of “the body” guided the design, focusing on how movement, senses, and emotions shape our spatial experience—both individually and, in this building, as a shared, collective encounter.
The chunk models coney the building’s beauty and connection through engaging, immersive mediums.