top of page

PUBLIC

BATH

HOUSE

Reintroducing public baths in Stretford as a form of entertainment to improve healthcare and wellness.

SOCIAL

Public bath to accommodate large number of people and encourage interactions. Different baths will be available to cater to different user needs. 

HEALTH

An activity that allows people to unwind and relax. Taking bath is a hydrotherapy that lowers blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormones. 

ECONOMY

Being one of the few large public bath in Greater Manchester, it attracts people from outside Stretford to visit the bath house. At the same time, improve the economy in Stretford. 

POP-UP EVENT

As part of site research, a pop-up event was organised. Through surveys and interviews, we obtained firsthand information from the community which allows us to better understand the needs and wants of Stretford. 

... always the same group of older people sitting in Stretford Mall, they have nowhere to go. Some want to stay warm and some are bored ...

... I am running out of places to spend the weekends with my family. We would normally go to The Quays or Chorlton ...

CONCLUSION

During the pop-up event in Stretford, one of the main concern is the variety of activities available, many people mentioned that it is common to travel out of Stretford for meals and shopping. However, the locals enjoy doing volunteering work which surprisingly contributed to a closely knitted community despite the lack in social spaces. During one of the interviews with a shop owner from Stretford Mall, I discovered that there is a contstant group of older people who visits at the mall daily. He told me that most of them stayed in the mall to avoid paying for heating cost at home and also looking for companions to spend time with. These findings gave me an idea to design an insulated space for the group of older people to spend their time daily, at the same time a place where it involves different generations to interact. 

bottom of page