14 Restful Health & Wellness Projects
From spas to lounges to fitness studios, these health and wellness spaces call for pause.
Editor’s note: This story was updated in March, 2022, to include additional coverage of impressive health and wellness spaces.
If ever there was a harmonious melding of nature and architecture, it is this 914-acre residential development, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Mexico City by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos. Read more
2. NOA* Network of Architecture Transforms a 17th-Century Monastery into a Chic Hotel and Spa
Arriving with no expectations, Stephanie Happacher and her husband Manuel Mutschlechner were stunned to discover a monastery and an overgrown garden dating to 1689. The couple bought the property in 2019 and hired NOA* Network of Architecture to convert it into a 40-room hotel and spa, a serene sanctuary now called Monastero Arx Vivendi. Read more
3. Snorre Stinessen Architecture Conceives of a Chalet-Style Lodge With a Spalike Bath in Norway
Originally it was meant to be a private home. But when Snore Stinessen Architecture began concepting a cabin in the Lyngen Alps, the client couldn’t help but imagine the potential for a chalet-style lodge where guests could enjoy the world-class skiing, glacier trekking, and wildlife spotting the land provides. Read more
4. Kokaistudios Envisions an Island in the Sky in Dubai
What’s more enticing than a relaxing day at the pool? Try one with sky-high views. Kokaistudios completed a wraparound infinity pool roughly 688 feet above ground in Dubai. Read more
5. Bright Architecture Creates Holistic Wellness Experience at Mind Body Project In NYC
Yoga mats embedded into the oak-plank floor by Madera can be removed for cleaning, while the arched niches store custom meditation cushions by Stitchroom. Read more
6. Atelier Right Hub Draws on Ancient Rituals for a Modern Spa in Hangzhou, China
The spa is outfitted with custom furnishings, such as the sunken lounge sofa by Atelier Right Hub framed by an arched window. Read more
7. JCPCDR Architecture Elevates the Dental Exam Experience with Paris Dental Studios
Aiming to elevate the oral examination experience through a design-forward, wellness-centered space, a close collaboration between youthful dentists and designers has resulted in a très chic urban locale. Read more
8. Asaggio Conceives Boutique Wellness Hotel and Spa in Italy
At Forestis, a boutique wellness hotel and spa by Asaggio, a penthouse suite has its own private plunge pool. Read more
9. Architect Vo Trong Nghia Shares Insight into his Environmentally-Friendly Bamboo Structures
Vo Trong Nghia was inspired by a nearby river when designing the undulating forms of the Huong An Vien Visiting House—a place for quiet meditation in a Hue cemetery. Read more
10. Gallery House, Bansberia, India by Abin Design Studio
The two-story facility by Abin Design Studio is a contemporary take on the terra-cotta facades of traditional Bengali temples. Read more
11. Brewin Design Office Transforms a Singapore Shophouse into The Yoga Conservation House
The second-floor yoga studio features rattan screens framed in timber, which serve as partitions to enclose the studio for privacy while inviting in natural light. Read more
12. Modern Ryokan Kishi-ke Provides Traditional Japanese Hospitality with a Modern Take
Kishike Co. Ltd CEO Nobuyuki Kishi embedded ancient principles of Japanese hospitality into a two-building retreat. Guests pass through a Zen garden en route from the reception building to the guest house. Read more
13. Waldkliniken Eisenberg in Germany by Matteo Thun & Partners
Surrounded by forest, Germany’s largest orthopedic center, designed by Matteo Thun & Partners, features local larch and oak for its facade and interiors, part of a “hospitecture” philosophy in which the aesthetics and comforts typical of hospitality projects are combined with the rigorous clinical requirements of a healthcare facility. Read more
14. Sensasia Stories Spa by Roar
To take guests on a journey of total body wellness via Asian sensibilities, Roar chose a restrained yet warm palette of granite, rose gold–finished stainless steel, and wooden tones. Read more
