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The hot tub room is an outdoor
cube-shaped concrete volume with
a lone planter and sakura tree in the
centre. During warm seasons, The
hot tub volume’s mass, as well as
the cherry tree provides ample shade
inside the room, allowing bathers to
enjoy the temperature of the water
without excessive solar gain from
the sun. Some cross-breezing may
be allowed by opening the sliding
door in the north-east corner of
the room as well as the operable
transom window on the other side of
the door, permitting a slight breeze
to enter from the corner of the room.
During cold seasons, the hot water
contrasts nicely with the freezing
air temperatures. Snow can filter
into the space and melt on contact
with the water, but the bather is
completely sheltered from wind by
the mass of the building around
them if the doors and windows are
kept shut.
HOT TUB
PHYSICAL MODEL
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