Shi Shan Liu
The bathhouse uses flowing water guiding visitors into a paradise where heat, cold, dryness, and humidity intertwine and extend into culinary sensations, and embodying both natural circulation and intuitive spatial navigation.
Year
2022
Scope
Spatial / Experiential Design
Client
Self Initiated Project
Duration
3 months
Distilling Plate-Boundary Dynamics into a Facade Language
The exterior translates rock displacement and mineral crystallisation into architecture: boulder-like, multi-angled volumes shift and interlock, while reeded glass is inlaid into doors and walls like crystalline veins. This bathhouse draws inspiration from the geology of hot springs, with a facade that echoes the rock displacement and crystalline formations shaped by tectonic shifts.
Water as Wayfinding
At the entrance, a corner pane of reeded glass reveals the water beyond. In the dim threshold, visitors follow the direction and sound of the flow, letting it lead them into the bath. Subtle shifts in floor level turn circulation into vertical exploration. A two-storey waterfall wall stitches ground and first storeys together, carrying the route to the entrance of the nude swimming pool and completing the loop.
Bath to Table: A Cohesive Brand Strategy
The food menu concept is derived from the different experiences of temperatures and humidity in the bathhouse “Shi Shan Liu”. The set menu is serverd in the public social area.
