During the past years baths have become inaccessible to the general public and are seen as a luxury only available to certain people. However, this wasn’t the case a couple of decades ago. Bathing spaces acted as gathering spaces for the community, for celebration and relaxation. The design works with the typology of hammam baths, which are accessible to the public and communicate with the city as if it was its common part. The building is trying to soften the barrier between locals and tourists, create new lively routes and at the same time strengthen the community in the area and provide them with a new meeting place.

(Studio 03; Urban Stitching: Reinventing the Industrial Landscape)