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Petition appeals to bring back the Blackrock baths, closed since 1986
Published 11:03 24 Aug 2022 BST
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Our intent is for a new baths design that is in symbiosis with the ocean. Looking at what went wrong with the old Blackrock baths, the main thing is that the structure was at war with the sea - it used a sluice gate to fill and drain the baths, which got easily damaged and was expensive to repair, which was the main reason for the bath's closure.Their proposed design is inspired by the naturally formed Pollock holes in Kilkee, Co.Clare - a 320 million old rock formation resulting in natural, calm baths that are created when the tide fills the holes. The Pollock holes are made of black sandstone, which acts as thermal mass and heats up the water that filled the holes. Magnaparte are proposing a man-made rock formation for Blackrock, made of marine grade concrete with a natural black pigment - they say that the black colour will help amplify concrete’s natural thermal properties and heat up the pools to more than 20 degrees Celsius on warm summer days.
