Located in the Chinatown / Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles, the project reactivates an underused public pool site as a new civic gathering space. Set within a dense and fragmented urban fabric, the proposal introduces a contemporary pool complex that brings people together through water, shade, and open spatial continuity. The design developed through early diagrammatic and morphological studies exploring aggregation across the triangular site, later translating into clustered program volumes organized beneath a lifted canopy. The floating roof acts as an environmental layer — providing shade, collecting seasonal rainwater for filtration and reuse, and introducing natural light through large apertures. Together, canopy, water, and clustered forms create a layered public environment that merges recreation, climate responsiveness, and communal space.
