Located in the Alta Plaza apartment in the Northern Liberty District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Aqua Foro Pool Club is a brand new leisure pool deck. A surreal dreamscape comes to life here. The Lighting Practice applies lighting elements influenced by the Surrealist art movement to the pool's architectural features, which were conceived by DISGSAU and drawn from ancient artifacts.
The Surrealist art movement originated in Europe and encompassed a bizarre, dreamlike scene of the human experience. The lighting design needed to highlight the surreal shapes of the arch structure.
Aqua Foro Pool Club is a place of relaxation and luxury in Piazza Alta, serving as a glowing architectural beacon that evokes a moment of tranquility in the hustle and bustle of city life. The Lighting Practice team embarked on a mission to create light environments that combined inspiration from classical architectural antiques and the surrealist art movement.
The architectural elements of the pool deck include vaulted cabanas, which together form a series of arches that surround the pool.
The vaulted lounges, reminiscent of ancient ruins, are illuminated by buried lamps that cast a soft glow that accentuates its curves and provides visual comfort. Intimate seating areas and landscape features are bathed in warm light, creating tranquil nooks in a hardscape setting.
The strategic placement of the landscaping accent luminaires creates a tranquil atmosphere and provides functional path lighting. The result is an architectural marvel that captures the designer's intent for tranquility in detail and captures the attention of Phillies in Philadelphia.
When considering landscape elements, the designers chose to illuminate the trees upwards to add more vertical lighting and contribute to intentional light levels. The water lily walk leading to the fire pit seating area in the pool is illuminated by encapsulated light strips and pool underwater light fixtures.
Project Name: Aqua Foro Pool Club
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
照明设计：The Lighting Practice
项目合作伙伴：Post Brothers、DIGSAU