The Public Bath & Community
(2023) AAHM01 20231Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- The communal bath has a long and complex history. While the bath in modern times is used primarily for practical and hygienic reasons, communal bathing has been a vital aspect of many cultures throughout history, serving not only as a means of hygiene but also as social and therapeutical space, promoting exchange of ideas, health and general well-being.
In the context of informal settlements, access to water and sanitation is an important issue. Besides the obvious life threatening risk that a lack of access to drinking water entails, a lack of facilities for hygiene and sanitation can become a factor in social exclusion of already marginalized groups. By serving as a source for clean water and also a communal space for socialization... (More) - The communal bath has a long and complex history. While the bath in modern times is used primarily for practical and hygienic reasons, communal bathing has been a vital aspect of many cultures throughout history, serving not only as a means of hygiene but also as social and therapeutical space, promoting exchange of ideas, health and general well-being.
In the context of informal settlements, access to water and sanitation is an important issue. Besides the obvious life threatening risk that a lack of access to drinking water entails, a lack of facilities for hygiene and sanitation can become a factor in social exclusion of already marginalized groups. By serving as a source for clean water and also a communal space for socialization the public bathhouse can help foster relationships among residents and strengthen communal identity.
The following work will analyze historical and contemporary references for communal bathing and investigate how we can design for inclusive and democratic spaces. The project takes base in the ideas of feminist city planning in how to design for groups in the periphery. The result is a suggestion for a bathhouse and a community center in the settlement of El Mirador, a spontaneous settlement in the outskirts of Bogotá. The aim of the project is to serve as a potential generator for the neighborhood by creating new ways of inhabiting the social and public space and strengthening the community. (Less)
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- author
- Ljungkvist, Egil LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Public space, inclusion and safety in Bogotá.
- course
- AAHM01 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Social Sustainability, Community, Public Bathing, Urban Planning, Spontaneous Settlements, Inclusion, Safety, Bogotá, Colombia
- language
- English
- id
- 9135091
- date added to LUP
- 2023-08-28 08:15:30
- date last changed
- 2023-09-19 03:42:30
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abstract = {{The communal bath has a long and complex history. While the bath in modern times is used primarily for practical and hygienic reasons, communal bathing has been a vital aspect of many cultures throughout history, serving not only as a means of hygiene but also as social and therapeutical space, promoting exchange of ideas, health and general well-being.
In the context of informal settlements, access to water and sanitation is an important issue. Besides the obvious life threatening risk that a lack of access to drinking water entails, a lack of facilities for hygiene and sanitation can become a factor in social exclusion of already marginalized groups. By serving as a source for clean water and also a communal space for socialization the public bathhouse can help foster relationships among residents and strengthen communal identity.
The following work will analyze historical and contemporary references for communal bathing and investigate how we can design for inclusive and democratic spaces. The project takes base in the ideas of feminist city planning in how to design for groups in the periphery. The result is a suggestion for a bathhouse and a community center in the settlement of El Mirador, a spontaneous settlement in the outskirts of Bogotá. The aim of the project is to serve as a potential generator for the neighborhood by creating new ways of inhabiting the social and public space and strengthening the community.}},
author = {{Ljungkvist, Egil}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Public Bath & Community}},
year = {{2023}},
}