Good film-makers carefully plan the foreground and background of a film. Their project's arrangement of space and composition of elements can bring inspiration to architects. Therefore, this project developed from analysis of the spatial and framing skills and ideas in a film. The first step is abstract and it extracts the hidden potential of the lines and surfaces in a series of screen shots.

 

The site Sutro Bath was a public saltwater swimming pool at the turn of the century, and burned down in 1966. It was abandoned and left in concrete ruins. The development of this project build on the ruins as opposed to clean them. It connects and respects the history of the site by using a modern design to respond to the existing features. The folded surfaces and openings frame different views on this site which create spatial illusion that evoke a deam-like experience for visitors.