Effe launches two new saunas for the home
Promotion: Italian wellness brand Effe has launched a number of new saunas for 2023, including the Aladdin sauna and the Natural modular cubicle, which is available as a sauna, hammam or infrared sauna. More
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Studio Seilern adds subterranean spa and reflective additions to historic Vilnius complex
UK practice Studio Seilern Architects has transformed a walled complex in the old town of Vilnius, Lithuania, into the Boksto 6Â hospitality and office complex. More
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NOA designs Alpine hotel extension as a play on the mountain skyline
A sweeping roof inspired by the mountain skyline of the Alps defines a hillside extension to the Olympic Spa Hotel by Network of Architecture. More
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Office Alex Nicholls creates multi-generational Melbourne apartment with its own spa
Architecture studio Office Alex Nicholls has fused two penthouse apartments in Melbourne into one large flexible home, converting their basement parking spots into a private spa and pool. More
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Studio N highlights textured materials with lighting at Dubai spa
Dubai-based Studio N has created a lighting scheme to emphasise the natural materials used in the Sensasia Stories Spa designed by interiors studio Roar in the Kempinski Hotel Mall in the UAE. More
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Beer-filled baths and straw beds feature in Brussels' Bath & Barley spa
Set in a vaulted cellar in the old city centre of Brussels, Bath & Barley is an updated take on a traditional Czech beer spa from design studio WeWantMore. More
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Formafatal uses glass and light to denote treatment zones in Prague spa
Curved cement-screed walls with embedded rows of vertical glass bars characterise this spa in Prague designed by local studio Formafatal. More
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Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight. More
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Glass walls and reflecting pool surround private spa at Israeli house
Pitsou Kedem Architects has completed a private spa in Herzliya, Israel, which is lined with glazed walls and designed so that its owners feel like they are "on a vacation" without needing to leave home. More
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Büro Koray Duman creates airy spa for underground S10 gym in Manhattan
Birch plywood sufaces and a pale pink sofa feature in a members-only spa in Manhattan's West Village designed by architecture studio Büro Koray Duman for a celebrity trainer. More
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Bureau uses pastel shades to create dreamlike interior for Geneva float spa
Blocks of pastel-coloured tiles overlap across the walls and floors of this spa in Switzerland, designed by local studio Bureau to reflect the serenity of "floating naked in a highly salted water pod". More
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Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects blends resort for athlete rehabilitation into Mykonos hillside
Stone excavated on the site was used to build this wellness hotel for athletes on the Greek island of Mykonos, which was designed by London- and Cyprus-based practice Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects. More
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Atelier Right Hub replaces corners with curves in cavernous Hangzhou spa
Chinese studio Atelier Right Hub created a cave-like spa in Hangzhou, China, with a network of interconnected, circular rooms and walls finished in white clay. More
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Smartvoll creates stone spa as "a 21st-century temple of relaxation"
Architecture studio Smartvoll has completed a private spa in the Austrian village of Hinterbrühl with vertical and horizontal stone blocks used to enclose its various functional zones. More
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Space Popular uses green tones throughout Infinity Wellbeing spa in Bangkok
A tropical garden can be seen from within this spa in Sukhumvit, Bangkok, which architecture studio Space Popular has designed with soothing green and white treatment rooms. More
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Atelier Caracas models Venezuelan day spa on 2001: A Space Odyssey
Formica panels with circular oculi form the walls of the suites in 2020: A Spa Odyssey, a day spa in Caracas, Venezuela, that Atelier Caracas has based on the sets of a Stanley Kubrick film. More
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Esoteriko pairs timber and metal inside Shelter wellness centre in Sydney
Cedar furnishings, leafy eucalyptus branches and steel partitions feature within this spa and wellness centre in Sydney, which has been designed by local practice Esoteriko. More
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The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland offers "a better understanding of nature"
Design Group Italia chief design officer Sigurdur Thorsteinsson explains how The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland immerses guests in nature in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More
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DecaArchitecture carves holistic spa into Greek mountain
This cavernous 3,000-square-metre spa by DecaArchitecture with Natalia Efraimoglou & Partners is located within a building that is carved into the base of a mountain in Mystras, Greece. More
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Lemay Michaud designs minimal Strøm Nordic Spa in Quebec City
Visitors to this spa in Quebec, which was designed by Canadian firm Lemay Michaud, can enjoy views of the Saint Lawrence River from its pools, waterfalls and hot tubs. More
