Sid Lee Architecture应邀为Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau设计建筑设计，这是传统城市温泉的现代风格。这个雄心勃勃的项目由Émond家族领导，他们也是位于Bromont-sur-le-Lac的Balnea水疗中心的所有者，经过两年的旋风式冒险，现在已经开始运作。Bota Bota位于蒙特利尔老港McGill街的脚下，是20世纪50年代连接Sorel和Berthier的一艘渡轮的新名字，它被翻新成了一个漂浮的斯堪的纳维亚温泉。这艘船的建筑、重新设计和视觉识别是Sid Lee建筑事务所和Sid Lee合作的成果。

Sid Lee Architecture was asked to create the architectural designs for Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau, a modern twist on the traditional urban spa. This ambitious project, led by the Émond family—also owners of Balnea spa, located in Bromont-sur-le-Lac—is now up and running, following a whirlwind two-year adventure. Located at the foot of rue McGill in the Old Port of Montreal, Bota Bota is the new name given to a ferryboat that used to link Sorel and Berthier in the 1950s and that’s been renovated into a floating Scandinavian spa. The boat’s architecture, redesign and visual identity are the fruit of a collaborative effort between Sid Lee Architecture and Sid Lee.

Bota Bota的建筑设计，光与暗共存。
除了提供广泛的护理服务外，Bota Bota的体验还让游客沉浸在光与暗并存的环境中。薛德利建筑团队致力于创造一个有利于内省的室内空间，以及一个能从上层甲板欣赏城市美景的室外空间。当游客在五个不同的楼层中转换时，他们会忘记自己是在船上，从每一个楼层中发现城市。”我们的团队着手重塑一个让人联想到远洋轮船航行的环境，即使船会停留在码头，沉思蒙特利尔的天际线和河流，”项目设计建筑师和Sid Lee建筑事务所高级合伙人Jean Pelland说。

Bota Bota’s architectural design, where light and dark coexist:
In addition to the wide range of treatments offered, the Bota Bota experience immerses visitors in an environment that plays host to both light and dark. The Sid Lee Architecture team set out to create an indoor space conducive to introspection and an outdoor space affording spectacular views of the city, from the upper decks. Visitors forget they’re on a boat as they transition through the five different levels, discovering the city from each one. “Our team set out to recreate an environment reminiscent of an ocean liner voyage, even though the ship would remain at dock, contemplating Montreal skyline and the river,” says project design architect and senior partner at Sid Lee Architecture Jean Pelland.

空间越是靠近水面，越是黑暗和亲切；越是靠近自然，地平线的景色越是令人印象深刻。这两个极端之间的关系要归功于点缀在船上的678个舷窗，使日光能够穿透治疗室。因此，从水到天，从黑暗到光明的过渡成为可能。

The closer the spaces are to the water, the darker and more intimate they are; the closer they are to nature, the more impressive the views of the horizon. The relation between these two extremes comes thanks to the 678 portholes that dot the boat, allowing daylight to penetrate the treatment rooms. As such, the transition from water to sky, and dark to light, is made possible.

这个概念是独一无二的，其品牌形象也是与众不同的。通过使用纯粹、简单的视觉语言，水疗中心将海洋世界的标志、标识和文具带入其中。

This concept is veritably unique and its brand image unlike any other. Using a visual language characterized by pure, simple lines, the spa brings markers of the marine world to its logo, signage and stationery.

技术挑战
Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau项目的独特之处在于汇集了许多领域的专业知识。该项目代表了各学科的融合：建筑结构、海军建筑、室内设计、工业设计以及建筑和海军工程。在这个雄心勃勃的项目中，这种多学科的融合对于应对技术和工艺挑战是必要的，例如整合通常在坚实地面上发现的结构。海军建筑需要一个严格的概念框架，以尊重稳定性和浮力的概念。此外，第二个重要的挑战是创造一种有利于放松的温泉体验。

Technical challenges
The uniqueness of the Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau project is due to the fact that many fields of expertise were brought together. The project represents a fusion of disciplines: building architecture, naval architecture, interior design, industrial design, as well as building and naval engineering. This mingling of multiple disciplines in this ambitious project was necessary to tackle the technical and technological challenges, such as integrating structures that are usually found on solid ground. Naval architecture required a rigid conceptual framework in order to respect notions of stability and buoyancy. Furthermore, a second important challenge consisted in creating a spa experience that would be conducive to relaxation.

建筑师：Sid Lee Architecture
面积：3150 m²
年份：2010年
摄影：Sid Lee Architecture, Stephane Brugger
城市： 蒙特里尔
国家： 加拿大
Architects: Sid Lee Architecture
Area: 3150 m²
Year: 2010
Photographs: Sid Lee Architecture, Stephane Brugger
City: MONTREAL
Country: Canada