Set within a former industrial quarter undergoing gradual regeneration, the Holešovice Public Pool reinterprets the tradition of the Central European bathing hall. The building’s exterior presents a restrained brick facade consistent with the surrounding warehouse fabric, while the interior opens dramatically into a column-free hall bathed in diffuse northern light from clerestory windows positioned above the waterline. Three pools of different temperatures cater to competitive swimmers, leisure bathers and young children, their arrangement generating a gentle circulation that encourages lingering rather than throughput.

A geothermal heating system buried beneath the outdoor terrace maintains pool temperatures year-round at minimal operating cost, and excess heat recovered from the filtration plant warms the changing rooms and spectator gallery. The project was delivered on a constrained municipal budget through a rigorous approach to material economy — exposed fair-faced concrete, uncoated steel and handmade ceramic tile form the complete palette of interior finishes. The pool has since become one of the most frequented public facilities in the district, attracting over 200,000 visits in its first year.