Glass House Pool: Structure, Condensation & Winter Light

Glasshouse pool: structure, condensation, and winter light
The swimming pool is enclosed by a glasshouse. The structure consists of slender steel or glulam frames, with the spacing of the components creating a clear rhythm. The glass extends all the way to the floor, so in winter, outside is a forest of bare trees, and inside is warm water. Due to the large temperature difference between inside and outside, the design must address condensation: a continuous groove and air outlet are installed along the floor on the inner side of the glass, allowing airflow to rise along the glass, thus keeping the glass clear instead of foggy. The ceiling components are exposed and not covered. The water surface reflects the glass frames and the trees outside. On a winter day with low-angle sunlight, shoot from one end of the pool, capturing the rhythm of the structure, the clear glass, and the forest outside simultaneously. Avoid: foggy glass obscuring the view outside, structure covered by the ceiling, adding heavy curtains, or losing the sense of indoor-outdoor temperature difference.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

泳池被一座玻璃屋罩住,結構是細的鋼構或膠合木框架,構件的間距形成清楚的節奏,玻璃一路做到地坪,冬天時外面是落葉的樹林、裡面是溫暖的水。因為室內外溫差大,設計必須處理結露:玻璃內側沿著地坪設一道連續的溝與出風口,讓氣流沿著玻璃往上走,玻璃因此保持清澈而不是一片霧。天花的構件外露不做包覆。水面把玻璃的框架與外面的樹一起倒映進來。冬天的低角度陽光下從池的一端拍攝,結構的節奏、清澈的玻璃與外面的樹林同時可見。避免:玻璃起霧看不見外面、結構被天花板包覆、加入厚重窗簾、室內外溫差感消失。