Details
Keywords Change this
Water, Landscape Architecture, Temporary Architecture
Project timeline
2015 – 2016
Type
Experimental
Location Change this
Tapper Walk, Kings CrossN1C 4BE London
United Kingdom
Current state
Demolished
Also known as Change this
The Pond Club
Architect Change this
Team
Project by OOZE (Eva Pfannes & Sylvain Hartenberg) and Marjetica Potrč
Curator: Stephanie Delcroix & Michael Pinsky, RELAY arts programme
Commissioner: King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership Collaborators: Natural Pool Consultants: BIOTOP; Austria; BD Landscape; Planting: Stefanie Strauss, Rita Breker-Kremer; Paula Martinez (Ooze)
Gross floor area Change this
2,200m²
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March 22nd, 2019
Of Soil and Water: King's Cross Pond Change this
Description Change this
The King’s Cross Pond Club was a public art project, commissioned by King’s Cross Central Partnership as part of the Relay Art Program. OOZE and Marjetica Potrč occupied a temporary site in the midst of the King’s Cross construction site in London and created a micro-ecological environment with a natural swimming pond at its centre.
The water in the pond is purified by natural processes using plants, nutrient mineralization and a set of filters to supplement natural filtration so it is free of chemicals. Once cleaned, the water loops back in to the pond to complete the water cycle. The daily number of bathers is restricted by the amount of water the system is able to clean. Thus, the use of the pond remains in balance with what nature can absorb and regenerate. The soil zones around the pond range from an area of meagre soil and pioneer plants, to a meadow area of rich soil with lush grass and wild flowers. As they grow, the plants clean and enrich the soil.
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