I love how resourceful the Swizzlis
are. I've just been reading about a former military bunker in the
canton of Zurich which has been given an incredible facelift and now
houses a funky new swimming pool (see pic left)
The idea to repurpose the bunker came
from the local council after officials realised they could kill two
birds with one stone by disposing of a useless and expensive piece of
real estate and providing much needed space for a swimming pool in
the area.
Zurich architects Illiz won the council
competition to come up with a design for the pool which took two
years to complete and 7.5m Sfr lto fund and offers stunning views of
Lake Zurich and the Albis chain.
Traces of the original bunker remain,
such as the hexagonal floor tiles, the old numbers marking the former
sleeping quarters and the beige walls but the pool is no doubt state-of-the-art - shame it isn't open to the public (not sure who the lucky people are who get to use it)
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