Nordbad (Munich)
The Nordbad is a swimming pool in Munich district of Schwabing-West with relaxation - and fitness facilities . It is operated by the Stadtwerke München (SWM).
building
The Nordbad is one of a series of plans by the city of Munich during the National Socialist era that were intended to promote sport and physical culture. The first project was the Prinzregentenstadion between 1933 and 1936. In 1934 the city bought a plot of land on Schleissheimer Strasse for an indoor swimming pool in the north , which opened in October 1941.
The design of the city planning councilor Karl Meitinger is kept in a monumental and simplified neoclassical style in accordance with the principles of architecture under National Socialism . It is a three-wing system that surrounds the swimming pool and covers it from the surrounding streets. In the east there is a lawn for sunbathing, which is surrounded by trees. The main facade on the west side is elongated and two-story with a high hipped roof . It is only structured by a forward portico with four simple columns, behind which the entrance hall is located. The facade is set back opposite the street. the offset was originally completed at the two corners by separate, single-storey pavilions without creating any spatial effect. The side wings are slightly flared at the ends to the north and south. The indoor swimming pool has a pool with a length of 33 m and was equipped with a grandstand for around 1400 spectators for competitions. A monumental mosaic designed by Günther Graßmann was inserted above the grandstand during construction . Originally, next to the main hall still a school swimming pool and as were Roman-Irish bath referred Turkish furnishings.
After severe damage in the Second World War , the building was rebuilt by Philipp Zametzer from 1949 to 1951 . In 1989/90, the Munich City Archives built an extension across from the Nordbad by Hans-Busso von Busse ; a square was expanded from the forecourt of the Nordbad and the new area in front of the City Archives on Schleißheimer Straße and designed accordingly. This includes in particular the four-part art ensemble Oculus historiae, oculus memoriae, oculus oblivionis by Anne and Patrick Poirier on both sides of the street in front of the buildings.
In 1996 and 1997, the north bath was completely renovated and the outdoor area created. The building is a historical monument. In the outdoor area is the sculpture Striding Girl by Ottmar Obermaier from 1938.
Swimming pool
The impressive swimming pool with a grandstand is characteristic. The swimming pool is 33 × 13 meters in size, and a partition wall that is completely sunk during normal operation can divide it into a part with the standard length of 25 m and a non-swimmer pool. It has two diving platforms with a height of one meter and three meters respectively. Since the renovation, the Nordbad has also been offering an indoor area that is connected to the swimming pool, another pool at standing depth, which is used for water aerobics or as a children's pool, a whirlpool and a children's paddling area with a slide and water games for small children.
Outside, the Nordbad has an outdoor pool at 34 degrees Celsius with a flow channel, massage jets and bubble loungers, which is open all year round. It is surrounded by a lawn that can be used in summer .
Fitness and relaxation
During the renovation, the original simple steam bath was transformed into a sauna area . In addition to a large Finnish sauna (approx. 95 ° C) with two large plunge pools (approx. 15 ° C and approx. 34 ° C), the sanarium also has warm air rooms (approx. 60 ° C, approx. 65 ° C and approx approx. 45 ° C), which were designed differently. A starry sky, changing colored light, a waterfall , a sauna heater with rock crystal and the gentle chirping of birds should appeal to all the senses. There are also rest cabins and relaxation rooms, a steam bath (approx. 45 ° C) with a cascade fountain and, in the outdoor area, another sauna (approx. 95 ° C) with a plunge pool (15 ° C) on an open-air terrace.
Another steam bath is located outside the sauna area between the two swimming pools.
In addition, a fitness program is offered in the Nordbad - with aqua fitness , aquacycling , (rhythmic) water aerobics , pregnant swimming, baby swimming, water habituation for toddlers and swimming courses for children as well as spinal exercises and massages round off the offer in the Nordbad.
A separate fitness center with its own cardio center, rehab training, etc. is also connected to the Nordbad. Members can train here and also use the swimming pool. There is also a membership option that includes the use of the Nordbad's sauna area.
Pavilions
The two separate pavilions were increased by one floor during the renovation. There was a bank branch in the southern pavilion until the end of July 2013; since then it has been used by retailers. The northern pavilion houses a bistro. It has a small outlet in the swimming area, where it takes care of bathers, but mostly serves the general public independently of the Nordbad.
literature
- Winfried Nerdinger (Ed.): Architecture Guide Munich. Reimer, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-496-01211-0
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Peter Rasp: A city for a thousand years: Munich - buildings and projects for the capital of movement . Süddeutscher Verlag 1981, ISBN 3-7991-6124-4 , pages 44 f.
- ↑ Munich spa city, 20 years of pool concept - SWM press release ( memento of July 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) of June 22, 2011 (PDF; 828 kB)
- ↑ swm: M- Fitnesscenter Nordbad
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 37 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 50 ″ E