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MLA+亩加

Based in Shenzhen, MLA+亩加 designs coastal districts and large-scale urban master plans characterized by continuous terraced green roofs, sweeping elevated bridge structures, and floating curved volumes that blur the boundaries between architecture and landscape. This work provides a strong reference when detailing multi-tiered vegetated podiums, integrating civic leisure amenities within active infrastructure, or configuring expansive semi-outdoor public shelters for complex mixed-use environments.

Aerial drone view of a pop-up blue and white inflatable pool installed in an urban street intersection during a car-free day event by MLA+.

Pool3.0蛇口无车日「冰·马·泳」

深圳

An aerial precedent for tactical urbanism and temporary street activation, using a pop-up inflatable pool to reclaim vehicular infrastructure for public play.

What we like about this project
Placing a swimming pool directly onto active street asphalt and crosswalk striping turns traffic infrastructure into a leisure space.

Materials

  • inflatable-plastic
  • asphalt
  • water

Visual identifiers

  • aerial-view
  • inflatable-pool
  • street-intervention
  • car-free-day
  • urban-asphalt

Style tags

  • tactical-urbanism
  • playful
  • temporary

Visual tags

  • tactical-urbanism
  • public-realm
  • temporary-installation
  • pop-up
  • pedestrianization
Geometry
Orthogonal inflatable pool structure placed directly over urban asphalt road markings, creating a temporary focal point in a street grid.
Structural guess
Pneumatic inflatable structure resting on grade
Spatial scale
Large public event scale; the inflatable pool spans approximately the width of multi-lane road markings.
Lighting
Direct overhead daylight casting crisp, short shadows from people and objects onto the asphalt surface.
Atmosphere
Lively, experimental, and communal atmosphere created by repurposing asphalt infrastructure for recreation.
Environmental context
Urban street intersection during a car-free day event, surrounded by sidewalks, road markings, and scattered pedestrians.
Spatial experience
A familiar vehicular roadway is transformed into a playful, participatory pedestrian zone where visitors gather around and inside the water feature.
Composition rhythm
Symmetrical central pool framed by the linear grid of crosswalk stripes and road markings.
Style reading
Tactical urbanism pop-up intervention
Program
Temporary public recreation / car-free day event
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
inflatable-plastic, asphalt, water
Visual identifiers
aerial-view, inflatable-pool, street-intervention, car-free-day, urban-asphalt
Style tags
tactical-urbanism, playful, temporary
Visual tags
tactical-urbanism, public-realm, temporary-installation, pop-up, pedestrianization
Geometry
Orthogonal inflatable pool structure placed directly over urban asphalt road markings, creating a temporary focal point in a street grid.
Structural guess
Pneumatic inflatable structure resting on grade
Spatial scale
Large public event scale; the inflatable pool spans approximately the width of multi-lane road markings.
Lighting
Direct overhead daylight casting crisp, short shadows from people and objects onto the asphalt surface.
Atmosphere
Lively, experimental, and communal atmosphere created by repurposing asphalt infrastructure for recreation.
Environmental context
Urban street intersection during a car-free day event, surrounded by sidewalks, road markings, and scattered pedestrians.
Spatial experience
A familiar vehicular roadway is transformed into a playful, participatory pedestrian zone where visitors gather around and inside the water feature.
Composition rhythm
Symmetrical central pool framed by the linear grid of crosswalk stripes and road markings.
Style reading
Tactical urbanism pop-up intervention
Program
Temporary public recreation / car-free day event
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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Aerial drone view of a pop-up blue and white inflatable pool installed in an urban street intersection during a car-free day event by MLA+.

Pool3.0蛇口无车日「冰·马·泳」

深圳

An aerial precedent for tactical urbanism and temporary street activation, using a pop-up inflatable pool to reclaim vehicular infrastructure for public play.

What we like about this project
Placing a swimming pool directly onto active street asphalt and crosswalk striping turns traffic infrastructure into a leisure space.

Materials

  • inflatable-plastic
  • asphalt
  • water

Visual identifiers

  • aerial-view
  • inflatable-pool
  • street-intervention
  • car-free-day
  • urban-asphalt

Style tags

  • tactical-urbanism
  • playful
  • temporary

Visual tags

  • tactical-urbanism
  • public-realm
  • temporary-installation
  • pop-up
  • pedestrianization
Geometry
Orthogonal inflatable pool structure placed directly over urban asphalt road markings, creating a temporary focal point in a street grid.
Structural guess
Pneumatic inflatable structure resting on grade
Spatial scale
Large public event scale; the inflatable pool spans approximately the width of multi-lane road markings.
Lighting
Direct overhead daylight casting crisp, short shadows from people and objects onto the asphalt surface.
Atmosphere
Lively, experimental, and communal atmosphere created by repurposing asphalt infrastructure for recreation.
Environmental context
Urban street intersection during a car-free day event, surrounded by sidewalks, road markings, and scattered pedestrians.
Spatial experience
A familiar vehicular roadway is transformed into a playful, participatory pedestrian zone where visitors gather around and inside the water feature.
Composition rhythm
Symmetrical central pool framed by the linear grid of crosswalk stripes and road markings.
Style reading
Tactical urbanism pop-up intervention
Program
Temporary public recreation / car-free day event
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban
Materials
inflatable-plastic, asphalt, water
Visual identifiers
aerial-view, inflatable-pool, street-intervention, car-free-day, urban-asphalt
Style tags
tactical-urbanism, playful, temporary
Visual tags
tactical-urbanism, public-realm, temporary-installation, pop-up, pedestrianization
Geometry
Orthogonal inflatable pool structure placed directly over urban asphalt road markings, creating a temporary focal point in a street grid.
Structural guess
Pneumatic inflatable structure resting on grade
Spatial scale
Large public event scale; the inflatable pool spans approximately the width of multi-lane road markings.
Lighting
Direct overhead daylight casting crisp, short shadows from people and objects onto the asphalt surface.
Atmosphere
Lively, experimental, and communal atmosphere created by repurposing asphalt infrastructure for recreation.
Environmental context
Urban street intersection during a car-free day event, surrounded by sidewalks, road markings, and scattered pedestrians.
Spatial experience
A familiar vehicular roadway is transformed into a playful, participatory pedestrian zone where visitors gather around and inside the water feature.
Composition rhythm
Symmetrical central pool framed by the linear grid of crosswalk stripes and road markings.
Style reading
Tactical urbanism pop-up intervention
Program
Temporary public recreation / car-free day event
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
urban

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