Freibad Allenmoos, Public swimming complex in Unterstrass, Switzerland
Freibad Allenmoos is a public open-air swimming bath in Unterstrass, on the border with Oerlikon near the railway cutting. It was laid out in 1938 and 1939 as a Volksbad, with changing cabins along the edge of a large park. Inside the park are a 50 × 20 metre swimming pool and a non-swimmers' pool of 52 × 25 metres.
Freibad Allenmoos was built in 1938 and 1939 as a Volksbad, a public bath meant to give the people of Oerlikon an alternative to the distant Lake Zurich. The design came from architects Max Ernst Haefeli and Werner Max Moser, winners of a competition whose jury included city building director Hermann Herter. Between 1997 and 1999 the bath was renewed for 14 million Swiss francs, with architect Ueli Zbinden and landscape architect Günther Vogt overseeing the work.
The pool was built in 1938–39 as a Volksbad, a people's bath meant to give Oerlikon residents an alternative to the distant Lake Zurich. Its changing cabins line the edge of the large park, so bathers cross the lawn to reach the water. Architects Max Ernst Haefeli and Werner Max Moser won the design competition.
The changing cabins stand at the edge of the large park, with the 50 × 20 m pool and the 52 × 25 m non-swimmer pool inside it. The site lies in Unterstrass near the railway cut of the line from Zürich-Oerlikon to the main station.
The pool was built in 1938 and 1939 as a Volksbad, a people's bath meant to give Oerlikon residents an alternative to the distant Lake Zurich. Architects Max Ernst Haefeli and Werner Max Moser won the competition judged by city building director Hermann Herter. The 1997–1999 renovation cost 14 million Swiss francs and was led by Ueli Zbinden with landscape architect Günther Vogt.
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