Aqua Foro caps an existing four level parking garage in Northern Liberties with a new elevated recreation and wellness landscape that serves the adjacent Piazza Alta mixed use development. The project is an unexpected and ethereal amenity garden that promotes healthy urban living and maximizes opportunities for outdoor activity and connection to the natural environment. A celebration of water and wellness, Aqua Foro evokes the visceral monumentality of an ancient ruin with resolutely contemporary forms. 

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Aqua Foro caps an existing four level parking garage with a new elevated recreation and wellness landscape that serves the adjacent Piazza Alta mixed use development.

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The structures at Aqua Foro each have a conceptual and funtional analogue with typologies typically found in an ancient forum. The unadorned contemporary forms of these structures amplify the interplay of surface, water, and light.  
precast concrete arches 
concept

Concept sketch

Precast concrete ping pong tables (left) and hot tub (right)

plan

Recognition:

2024 AIA Pennsylvania Merit Award
2024 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards, Sports & Recreation

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Job Posting: Architect/Designer

We are seeking a full-time architectural designer with exceptional graphic and illustration skills along with drafting and modeling abilities. The roles and responsibilities of the Architect/Designer position include broad exposure to many aspects of project design and delivery, including participation in developing design concepts, creating presentation materials, working on construction documents, and assisting in construction administration. The candidate must be a multi-tasking, detail-oriented, hard-working team player.

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