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Keeping It Modern | Ocean Swimming Pool

Axonometric BIM model of Álvaro Siza's Ocean Swimming Pool, its long concrete wall and changing rooms set into the rocky shoreline at Leça da Palmeira
Category
BIM & Digital Construction
Role
3D/BIM modelling of the building in Revit
Year
2022–2023
Location
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Client
Getty Foundation, ICOMOS Portugal
Collaboration
With the Center for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto. Coordinated by: Teresa Ferreira Special contribution by: Hugo Pires and Diego Aristófanes

As a contributor to the 'Keeping it Modern - Ocean Swimming Pool' project, I crafted a detailed three-dimensional model showcasing the iconic Ocean Swimming Pool, a masterpiece designed by the globally acclaimed Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza and also recognised on the World Heritage Tentative List. The development of this model was carried out mainly using the Revit software, working with various specialists and integrating different sources of information, such as point clouds, historical planimetry, sketches, on-site inspections and photographs. This model has served as a starting point for other projects involving virtual reality, 3D printing and the conception of a maintenance plan for the building, integrating BIM and COBie technologies in a comprehensive manner.

Full project ↗
Axonometric of the pool complex along the promenade wall, the rock platform and tidal basins spreading out to the right
Axonometric along the promenade wall
Axonometric with the roofs removed, revealing the layout of changing rooms, ramps and circulation
Roof removed: changing rooms and ramps
Axonometric showing the large seawater pool basin between the promenade and the rocks
The seawater basin between promenade and rocks
Exploded axonometric of the building: copper roof, timber structure and concrete base pulled apart
Exploded: roof, timber structure, concrete base
Exploded axonometric of one construction bay — roof covering, boarding, rafter layer and concrete walls stacked as separate layers
Construction bay, layer by layer
Exploded axonometric of a bay of the changing-room block, the copper roof and timber structure lifted off the concrete retaining walls
Changing-room bay, roof lifted off
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