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
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Johan Sundberg adds concrete spa to 16th century Swedish estate
Johan Sundberg Arkitekter and Blasberg Andreasson have built Andrum, a concrete spa overlooking the grounds of a centuries-old estate in Höör, Sweden. More
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Coral and blue surfaces merge in seaside spa Haeckels House
Typically calm colours have been abandoned in favour of bolder hues inside the Haeckels House day spa in Margate, England, designed by the brand's founder Dom Bridges. More
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Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel
Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. More
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WANT Les Essentiels co-founders revamp Matachica resort as "redefined Belizean beach experience"
Canadian twins Byron and Dexter Peart, who co-founded leather brand WANT Les Essentiels, have turned away from fashion to redesign a resort in Belize. More
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Yoko Kitahara spa blends Japanese and Arabic designs in Jaffa
An Ottoman-era home in Jaffa has been refurbished as a spa, where Japanese elements sit alongside original Arabic details like arched ceilings and stone walls. More
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Studio Puisto creates "neighbourhood sauna" in former industrial building
Studio Puisto has designed a sauna complex in Tampere, Finland, to serve as a "communal living room" for the surrounding district. More
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O'Sullivan Skoufoglou pairs wooden cabinets with peach hues for RÖ Skin shop
Cane, travertine and ash wood all feature inside this warm-toned skincare store, built by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects in Lincolnshire, England. More
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Basalt Architects completes hotel at Iceland's Blue Lagoon resort
Guests at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland can look out onto the turquoise water of the famous lagoon from hotel suites nestled into the lava formations. More
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Sieger Design creates tiny home spa that fits inside micro apartments
A horizontal shower replaces the bathtub in this futuristic six-square-metre home spa, designed for small-space living by German studio Sieger Design. More
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OOPEAA's floating sea pools offer new swimming facilities to waterside cities
Architecture studio OOPEAA plans to introduce waterborne swimming pools to coastal and riverside cities around the world, with the first set to be built in Oulu, Finland. More
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Bompas & Parr creates immersive spa experience using eggs, volcanic stones and mud
During London Design Festival, the spa inside the Tom Dixon-designed Mondrian Hotel will host a series of unconventional healing rituals devised by design studio Bompas & Parr. More
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Arcgency transforms former Copenhagen coal crane into private retreat
Architecture firm Arcgency has turned an industrial coal crane in a Copenhagen harbour into a luxury two-person retreat. More
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Chevron-patterned parquet covers swimming pools and spa house by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Zigzagging parquet covers every surface of the swimming pools, spa buildings and patio designed by Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for an 18th-century mansion in the south of Sweden. More
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Inflatable pine cones top guesthouses and spa envisioned by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
3Gatti Architecture Studio has unveiled a vision for an eco-resort in a Latvian forest, featuring pavilions topped with inflatable roofs that look like pine cones. More
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Turquoise paintwork and wire-frame furniture enliven Bangkok spa by Space Popular
Sections of bright turquoise paintwork and matching furniture offset the otherwise white-washed treatment rooms of this Bangkok spa, designed by local architecture studio Space Popular. More
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Aesop's Paris offices converted into temporary treatment rooms
The Rue Saint-Honoré offices of skincare brand Aesop have been transformed by Benjamin Paulin into a temporary space for facial appointments and treatments. More
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Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa photographed by Fernando Guerra
These images by Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra offer a tour of Peter Zumthor's thermal baths at Vals, which celebrate their 20th anniversary this year (+ slideshow). More
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Kengo Kuma completes Chinese spa resort with pixellated stonework
The pieces of multi-tonal stone used to construct this spa resort in southwest China by Kengo Kuma give the complex a pixelated appearance (+ slideshow). More
