The Salt water pools (also known as sea pools, tide swimming pools or ocean pools) They are found on the coasts around the world and allow bathers to enjoy a dip in a place that, otherwise, would be a challenge. Most of these artificial sanctuaries of salt water are naturally cool twice a day with high tides and offer a safe place for swimming, protected from rocky coasts or agitated seas. «They were always built to overcome the [falta de] Access to water, that's why they attracted me, «says architect Chris Romer-Lee, author of Seapools. (And when you start looking at its location, you realize that they are at very specific points, such as Cornwall and Scotland, where the coast is usually very rocky or sand beaches have a very long tide that extends kilometers and kilometers. » salt water pools They offer visitors the possibility of enjoying water at any time and, in the southern hemisphere, protect shark and jellyfish swimmers.
The issue has become a fascination source for Romer-Lee, one of the directors of the London company Studio Octopi, who has worked on several projects of Sea pools And he is the founder of Thames Baths, an organization dedicated to returning the outdoor swimming to the Thames river. For the book, the architect selected 66 Salt water pools Of all the world, knowing their stories and the communities to which they serve: «The selection process was incredibly difficult, because suddenly I met a tsunami of these pools,» he says. «As an architect, I was attracted to those that had architectural characteristics, either huge engineering feats, or with very elegant pavilions, or interesting features» keep reading to discover 11 most impressive salt water pools in the world.