The Leça Swimming Pool by Alvaro Siza places your body and mind between the harsh and the smooth. The roughness of the ocean and the softness of the ocean each have their impact on space and time. Seeing the natural rocks in combination with the raw massive concrete is fascinating and captures your interest before you even enter.

The movement through the building sets you in a mood of an adventure. On a grey day like this, even the sand is rough. It reminds you of its history. When entering the water the power of the place reaches its climax. All impressions melt together and penetrate through every cell of your skin until time disappears.

Name - Leça Swimming Pool

Year - finished in 1966

Architect - Alvaro Siza

Location - Matosinhos, a small town to the north-west of Porto, Portugal