# Spa
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EDG Interior Architecture + Design and SB Architects Renovate Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs
Decades ago, a certain chiropractor named John Wilkinson was ahead of his time, studying alternative medicine and wellness practices, believing in the restorative and preventative properties of mud baths and massages. S
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10 Restful Health & Wellness Projects
From spas to lounges to fitness studios, these health and wellness spaces call for pause.
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10 Invigorating Health & Wellness Destinations
From social clubs to lounges to full-service spas, these health and wellness destinations call for pause.
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Atelier Right Hub Draws on Ancient Rituals for a Modern Spa in Hangzhou, China
For thousands of years, healers have used singing bowls made of precious metals to balance the body and mind through sound. Drawing on the austere aesthetic and healing properties of these bowls, local firm Atelier Right
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Wellness Centers Encourage Inner Harmony and Serenity
Wellness centers embodying tranquil environments, cleansing waters, and natural materials encourage inner harmony and serenity.
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Asthetíque Creates an Elevated Experience for iO Beauty Gallery in Moscow
Moscow’s iO Beauty Gallery, a spa and salon by Asthetíque, is an oasis of peace and calm in the bustling city.
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California and Canada Dispensaries Offer Chill, Upscale Boutique Vibes
Chill but far from crunchy, dispensaries in California and Canada have upscale-boutique vibes.
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Hinterbrühl, Austria Spa by Smartvoll Architects: 2020 Best of Year Winner for Kitchen/Bath
To make the building feel like “one continuous wellness zone,” founding partner Philipp Buxbaum explains, a single material was used to clad the reinforced-concrete skeleton: Rauriser quartzite.
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Studio Gameiro Creates a Sultry Celebration of Portuguese Design with Members-Only Club in Lisbon
In Lisbon’s Estrela neighborhood by the banks of the Tagus River, a new members-only wellness and social club encapsulates the beauty of Portugal’s landscape. “Portuguese materials and techniques are sh
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Forest for Rest by Leaping Creative: 2020 Best of Year Winner for Spa
To draw Gen Y and Z clients to the Forest for Rest foot spa, Leaping Creative developed an intriguing narrative centered on the Hercules beetle, a native of the rainforest renowned for its incredible strength and vitalit
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Shelter Design Architecture Adds a Wellness Annex to Troutbeck Hotel in Amenia, New York
“What drove me to start out on my own was 2016,” architect Jennifer Preston says dryly. “It marked an important internal shift for me as a woman in architecture.” She opened Shelter Design Archite
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Montreal-based Ivy Studio Designs Spin Center for Boutique Fitness Brand
“We designed the space to be calming and soothing,” says Philip Staszewski, architect and co-founder of locally-based IVY Studio, who along with colleague Gabrielle Roussaeu, an architect and interi
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Asaggio Conceives Boutique Wellness Hotel and Spa in Italy
For years, hotelier Alois Hinteregger had spied a mysterious roof high on the Plose, a forested mountain with an elevation of nearly 6,000 feet in the Italian Dolomites resort town of Brixen. But no one seemed to know an
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4 Immersive and Restorative Wellness Destinations from Mexico to Menorca
Refuges from Mexico to Menorca are immersive and restorative.
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Leaping Creative Invigorates the Aesthetic of Chinese Foot Spa with Forest for Rest in Chongqing
Rooted in traditional medicine, the Chinese foot massage has been around for millennia. But it wasn’t until the late 20th century that the practice gained mainstream popularity. That was when China’s disposab
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Waterfrom Design Gives Aqua Health Clinic in Beijing an Edgy Aesthetic
Building on millenniums of wisdom, ancient Chinese medicine tends to the human body’s vital energy, or chi, using herbs, acupuncture, and massage. The Aqua Health Clinic in Bejing’s trendy Sanlitun district b
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Shelter by Esoteriko: 2019 Best of Year Winner for Small Health/Wellness
Feels like a spa, works like a gym. That catchphrase is embodied in Shelter, a multifunctional center occupying a two-story building in one of Sydney's harborside suburbs. In addition to a generous changing are
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Monteverdi Tuscany Spa by Ilaria Miani: 2019 Best of Year Winner for Beauty/Spa
An entire medieval hilltop village is now a hospitality complex offering a culinary academy in a former schoolhouse, suites outfitted in furniture custom-made on-site, and a jet pool inspired by ancient Roman baths. In f
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16 Soothing Spas and Saunas
During the winter, some choose to travel to tropical islands and beaches, attempting to escape the cold altogether. Others turn to the warmth of restorative indoor environments and natural hot springs. These spas an
