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Kennedy Town Swimming Pool in Hong Kong
HK Sports Facility Development in China – design by Farrells
19 Nov 2017
Kennedy Town Swimming Pool
Architects: Farrells
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Kennedy Town Swimming Pool

Completed earlier this year, the pool complex includes a 50-metre outdoor pool, an outdoor leisure pool, indoor and outdoor massage baths, a 50-metre indoor pool, and an indoor training pool. It also incorporates an outdoor garden sheltered beneath the tip of the building?s characteristic roof.

Built on a derelict lot beside Victoria Harbour, the pool has helped rejuvenate a forgotten corner of otherwise vibrant Kennedy Town, a historic district not far from Hong Kong?s city centre.
?We have been working in Kennedy Town now for nearly a decade,? commented Stefan Krummeck, a director at Farrells. ?This is one of the most exciting and characterful districts in Hong Kong, and we sought to contribute to that by designing this pool as a new community hub with a dynamic architectural form.?

The building owes its distinctive shape to the unique triangular site. Inspired by a shell, the building addresses the main road and tram entrance to Kennedy Town, serving as an icon for the community. 

The form of the sweeping zinc roof responds to the building?s context: the orientation of the outdoor pool maximises views of Victoria Harbour and the outlying islands, while shielding swimmer...