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Isometrie Unité De L‘Orgasme• Isometric Unité De L‘Orgasme Grundriss 4. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +4

Atmosphärisches Leitbild • Atmospheric model Grundriss 5. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +5

I n the popular inner-city Gärtnerplatzviertel in Munich, the Isarparkhaus is located published under the title “Erotic Manoeuvres: Territories of Desire”. Kapsenberg’s plan-
at Baaderstrasse 6. The top floor of the front building is converted into a sex-positive
ning principles apply to all types of sex-positive meeting spaces. The architect divides
meeting place. For this purpose, the existing pitched roof will be demolished, and these spaces into three areas: the “Promenade Zone”, the “Hunting Ground”, and the
the building will initially be restored to its original design from 1959. Subsequently, “Intimate Zone”. All zones have their own architectural and atmospheric character, but
a new two-storey structure will be added on top of the flat roof. This is where the are related to each other; transitions are fluid. The erotic area of the Queer Club is plan-
so-called Queer Club is to be implemented, a meeting centre for people with non- ned accordingly. The increasingly labyrinthine forest of columns of the Hunting Zone
heteronormative sexual orientations, as well as non-binary or transgender identities. follows the bar and the large atrium laid out as an open Promenade Zone. Niches with
The Queer Club serves as a place to get to know like-minded people, meet friends semi-private retreats and small cinema cabins complement the play of desires. Inspi-
and unfold freely. It comprises the gastronomy, wellness and eroticism zones. The red by Le Corbusier’s Unité d‘habitation, the Intimate Zone is dominated by a three-
organic arrangement of rooms allows for smooth transitions and a diverse spatial offer. dimensional labyrinth of seating and reclining areas stacked against and above each
A continuous visual axis connects the different usage zones. The changing rooms in a other: it is the “Unité de l‘orgasme”. This construction, and the central spiral staircase,
warm red shade are intended as a “place of transformation”. Here, visitors can change provides access to the upper floor with additional separées and the rooftop garden.
clothes in an open communal area or in the intimate atmosphere of three separate Besides artificial lighting at various lux levels, three cone-shaped skylights provide suf-
Powder Rooms. A large, semicircular atrium opens up in the centre. It is surrounded ficient natural light and allow for natural ventilation. The colour scheme and material
by curved sliding glass doors and equipped with a heated water basin. A curved bar, selection are inspired by modern swimming pool facilities, where the water appears
allowing for various seating arrangements for individuals and groups, extends around crystal clear and turquoise blue. Square tiles, metal ladders, and circular pool lights
the atrium. The adjacent wellness area is equipped with a Finnish sauna, a steam bath give the interiors a sophisticated, slightly maritime design vocabulary. A vibrant red
and a whirlpool. Additional amenities include warm stone benches and a spacious serves as a contrasting companion to the delicate pool blue – a colour mix often found
relaxation area. The design of the erotic area is based on the theory of the “Erotic State in swimming pools, such as in the floating swimming lane dividers. In the wellness
of Aggregation Domain” by Dutch architect Jan Kapsenberg. This theory was developed area, red is only used as an accent and mediator to the erotic area. Together with dar-
in the mid-1990s at the renowned Berlage Institute in the Netherlands and was later ker shades like black and anthracite, it creates a more sensual and erotic atmosphere.

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