The new Therme Lindau is located directly on the shore of Lake Constance, in front of the island of Lindau, and replaces the aging Eichwald lido. The new building is gently embedded in the landscape with its old tree population, like a stone slab in the greenery.
The building includes areas for sports and leisure, a thermal and wellness area, as well as a sauna. Projections and incisions organize the overall structure and create important connections to the outdoors. Towards the south, the bath opens up to the lakeshore, offering a fantastic view of the mountain range and Lake Constance. The entire building was constructed using reinforced concrete. The large-span roof covers the partially column-free swimming halls as a hollow reinforced concrete box. The lower levels of the swimming hall are constructed as a rigid reinforced concrete box, consisting of a floor slab that is elastically supported, outer walls that are resistant to earth-pressure and a monolithic jointless swimming pool slab. Due to the close proximity to the shore of Lake Constance and the low load-bearing capacity of the terrain, the foundation was created using soil improvement with unreinforced CSV columns arranged at close intervals. The basement ceiling is supported by slender reinforced concrete columns, so that building services are only slightly restricted.
