Downstream

surrounding water clear and
calm. But if architect Chris
Romer-Lee has his way, there
could be floating baths on the
Thames again. He’s director
and co-founder of Studio
Octopi, which in 2013 was
one of five practices selected
for the Architecture
Foundation’s Open Call to
develop ideas for the future of
the river. ‘Our idea was legal
swimming in the Thames post
completion of the Super