Bodensee-Therme
- Location
- Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
On the shores of Lake Constance, the Bodensee-Therme is the successor to the Strandbad lakeside bath that opened back in 1890 and was later transformed in 1975 into a leisure pool nicknamed "Jaköble" by locals. As the facility grew outdated, a feasibility study presented to the city council in 1997 recommended a full reconception under the name Bodensee-Therme Konstanz; the architectural competition launched in 1998 was won by the Stuttgart-based firm 4a Architekten. Construction began in October 2005 and the site opened on 22 July 2007, at a cost of more than 25 million euros.
Generously set into the gently sloping shoreline terrain, the building follows the site's existing topographical lines, unfolding into two large wings that hug the edge of the lake. This design choice gives bathers sweeping views over the water toward the Swiss Alps, turning a century-old bathing tradition into a piece of contemporary architecture built specifically around its lakeside setting.