Thermaespheres is a public thermal bath and event pavilion facing the sea. It contains three distinct microclimates – the “caldarium” (hot), the “tepidarium” (warm) and the “frigidarium” (cold). These three intersecting domed spaces are surrounded by a light-weight shade canopy that serves as an urban threshold, public promenade, solar energy collector and microclimate generator. The structural system was developed through a series of catenary experiments that describe the structural and microclimatic performance of the canopy. 

Date: 2011 (Proposal)
Exhibited at: Its Different: the 2011 League Prize, The Architectural League, New York, NY; The Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA

Location: Athens, Greece
Lead Artists: Jason Kelly Johnson & Nataly Gattegno
Artist Team: Amanda Chang, Ripon DeLeon, Rachel Kao