SSyyrraaccuussee UUnniivveerrssiittyy SSUURRFFAACCEE School of Architecture Dissertations and Architecture Senior Theses Theses Spring 2012 JJuusstt AAdddd WWaatteerr:: RReetthhiinnkkiinngg tthhee UUrrbbaann BBaatthh HHoouussee ffoorr CCoonntteemmppoorraarryy SSoocciieettyy Audrey Snare Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses Part of the Architecture Commons RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Snare, Audrey, "Just Add Water: Rethinking the Urban Bath House for Contemporary Society" (2012). Architecture Senior Theses. 65. https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses/65 This Thesis, Senior is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Architecture Dissertations and Theses at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Architecture Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. J U S T A D D W A T E R J U S T A D D W A T E R RETHINKING THE URBAN BATH HOUSE FOR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY J U S T A D D W A T E R J U S T A D D W A T E R RETHINKING THE URBAN BATH HOUSE FOR CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY RESEARCH DOCUMENT AS PREPARATION FOR THE DESIGN THESIS IN ARCHITECTURE ADVISORS: RICHARD ROSA MARK ROBBINS SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AUDREY SNARE B.ARCH DECEMBER 2011 CONTENTS 9 SYNOPSIS 11 THESIS STATEMENT 13 EVERYTHING BATHS AND BATHING - HISTORY OF BATHS AND BATHING - NY STATE PUBLIC BATH LAWS 27 SITE - HISTORY - ANALYSIS 51 CATALOQUE - BATHS THROUGH HISTORY - NYC BATHS - ANALYSIS 61 PROGRAM...JUST ADD WATER 71 BATHING IN ART 85 RELATED ISSUES 96 ENDNOTES 98 BIBLIOGRAPHY ENDNOTES | BIBLIOGRAPHY page 6 The cult of the bath reflects the attitudes that the bathers held toward their bodies, sin, nudity relaxation, and religion. While most societies developed different ways of creating physical contact with water, incorporating the philosophy and temperment of their people and their environment, they always seemed to have the same elements in common - s p i r i t u a l , h y g i e n i c , t h e r a p e u t i c , a n d s o c i a l . - ALEV LYTLE CROUTIER | Taking The Waters page 7