Industrial Transformation: A Pool of Water in an Old Factory

Industrial Renovation: A Pool Placed Inside an Old Factory
An old factory building is converted into a residential or club swimming pool space: the original steel truss roof, crane tracks, and brick walls are all retained, only cleaned and necessary reinforcements made, no new paint applied. The newly added pool is a clean, sharp rectangle, made of dark stone and fine metal trim, forming a clear new-old contrast with the rough old structure. Light coming through high side windows creates distinct light patches on the brick walls, and the water surface reflects the light back onto the ceiling trusses. Equipment and changing rooms are housed in a separate new box, not touching the old walls. The space is very high, and the scale of the water is relatively small. Shot during the day from the long side of the pool, the old trusses, the texture of the brick walls, the newly built pool, and the water reflections are all visible simultaneously.
Avoid: Painting or cladding the old structure, installing a neat ceiling, blurring the distinction between new and old materials, reducing the space height.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座舊廠房被改成住宅或俱樂部的泳池空間:原有的鋼桁架屋頂、行車軌道與磚牆全部留下來,只做清潔與必要的補強,不上新漆。新加進去的泳池是一個乾淨俐落的矩形,材料是深色的石材與細的金屬收邊,和粗獷的舊結構形成清楚的新舊對比。高側窗透進來的光在磚牆上形成明顯的光斑,水面把光再送回天花的桁架上。設備與更衣收在一個獨立的新盒子裡,不去動舊牆。空間很高,水的尺度相對小。日間從池的長邊拍攝,舊桁架、磚牆的質感、新做的池與水光同時可見。避免:把舊結構粉刷或包覆、加裝整齊的天花板、新舊材質模糊不分、空間高度被壓低。