NonA Weekly: HOT HOT HOT 🔥
Hey there, design enthusiasts! 🤩
🔥Hot Springs🌡️, a captivating natural phenomenon, are geothermally heated water bodies💧, often resulting in pools🏞️ or streams that are significantly warmer than their surroundings. Created due to the geothermal heat🌋 from Earth’s crust, their temperatures can range from lukewarm to boiling🌡️, depending on various factors like depth, amount of water💦, and proximity to a magma chamber.
These unique features of the Earth’s🌍 landscape are distributed globally🌐. Hot Springs have been a popular destination📍 for health💪, relaxation😌, and tourism📸 for centuries. The mineral-rich water is believed to have therapeutic benefits, leading to the rise of spa culture in many parts of the world. Hot springs offer a unique experience that beautifully combines natural aesthetics🍃 and soothing warmth 🔥.
Hot springs, thus, stand at the intersection of geology 🌋, biology 🧬, and human culture, offering a fascinating look at the planet’s geothermal activity while providing a unique resource for relaxation 😊 and scientific exploration 🔬.
1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF HOT SPRINGS
Utilizing natural materials, artful detailing and poetic sequences, the DESIGNS explore layered enclosures and intimate scales.
2. GEOTHERMAL BATHS ON THE ICELANDIC SEAFRONT
Open and free to the public, the BATHS are designed as a recreation spot for both locals and tourists. Located in Akranes, a town on Iceland’s west coast, Langisandur is one of the country’s most popular beaches.
3. WHAT ARE HOT SPRINGS?
Some hot springs have waters that are cool enough for bathing, but in volcanic areas WATER may come into contact with rock that has been heated by magma. These hot springs sometimes produce water that is hot enough to kill animals that enter them.
4. THE ANATOMY OF A HOT SPRING
The luxurious geothermal sites are a perfect confluence of water, heat and rock, which dictate where the SPRINGS emerge and how hot they can be.
5. ESSENTIAL HOT SPRING ETIQUETTE PRACTICES
To protect these fragile places for future generations, HERE is the essential hot springs etiquette.
6. HOT SPRINGS IN THE WORLD WITH INCREDIBLE VIEWS
Hot springs, the result of geothermally heated water emerging from the Earth’s crust, offer relaxation and health perks like stress relief and skin detox. Even better, many of the planet’s BEST hot springs are found in dazzling destinations that may already top your travel list.
7. MOST GORGEOUS HOT SPRINGS IN THE WORLD
Hot springs are one of Mother Earth’s most incredible tricks and a humbling peek behind the curtain about our PLANET. You might not think very much at all about the ground under your feet, but a hot spring is an eye-opening (and awesome) reminder that there’s a whole lot going on under there than meets the eye.
Stay creative and see you all next week 👋
Daniela
