The Waters Bathing Collective is a project born out of the desire to engage in architectural practice that presents an alternative to a purely capitalist mode of working. In asking the question of what architecture can do for a city and community, we see The Waters Bathing Collective as part of a larger effort to revive and reimagine a typology typically regarded as too radical or taboo for our socio-political context. Ultimately, we see the design process as one that redefines the architect as one who generates the program rather than just responding to it. The bathhouse, in particular, is an exciting site of cultural production, as its design affords many opportunities to closely consider questions of identity, inclusivity, bodily ritual and social order. The hope is that the realization of this project will help spur ongoing dialogue about alternative ways of working and engaging in architecture and the production of democratic, community-focused brick-and-mortar spaces.