Memory of Vapor

PrizeShortlist in Build (architecture)
CompanybOcA Studio
ArtistZiyang Xu
CategoryProfessional
Design TeamZhiyu Li, Lanchun Zeng, Yutan Sun

The project reimagines a disused cooling tower as a versatile urban bathhouse, harmonizing with the site's wet memory and community culture. Positioned as a landscape axis node, an accessible void was inserted and turned into the city's living room, while a new translucent skin enhances the urban image. Transforming the tower into a bathhouse evokes 'wet memory,' connecting to community relationships. This reflective nostalgia revitalizes industrial-era images, weaving past memories into the contemporary city narrative, embracing sustainable and organic revitalization.