Wellness architecture

Sanya Wellness Retreat is located in Haitang Bay on Hainan Island, a popular Chinese resort destination in the South China Sea. Designed by Shanghai-based Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, the wellness retreat is inspired by the majesty of an ancient Chinese walled city — raised on a plinth, wooden pavilions were usually surrounded by water for protection. Neri&Hu’s design is thus defined by two parts: a large wooden dwelling that contains guest rooms on top of a masonry base that consists of various public spaces and amenities. Neri&Hu Design and Research Office Neri&Hu Design and Research Office Neri&Hu Design and Research Office Spread across an area of 83,000 square meters (8... もっと見る

Hub of Huts is a real-life Alice-in-Wonderland construction that is mysterious and mischievous, enchanting and entrancing. Described as “the village upside down,” it is a project by architectural firm NOA. Located in Olang, a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy, Hub of Huts is a dedicated well-being center that belongs to the Hotel Hubertus. Alex Filz   The interplay of perspectives NOA first designed the hotel’s impressive cantilevered swimming pool in 2016, envisioned by the studio as “a rock stranded between earth and sky.” Asked by the hotel’s owners to create a new well-being extension, the pool served as inspiration for the project. When observing how the surrounding lands... もっと見る

A spectacular interplay of mirrors creates a temporary spell that allows you to step outside to experience a moment of personal well-being that seems eternal: SOGNI creates the optical illusion of an endless universe.Water, light and colour stimulate the senses and create an almost transcendental effect. With a play of reflection and refraction of LEDs, glass and mirrors, the multifunctional SOGNI showerhead offers a trick of perspectives that endlessly multiplies the vertical vision. The moment of the contact with the water becomes adreamlike experience that frees the imagination. SOGNI is a joyful symbol of sensory infinity that generates an endless light tunnel to find yourself at the centre of your own cosmos. Three water jets, rain, ca... もっと見る

Reflecting the local spirit and context, this reconstructed residential house in Lithuania’s Pavilnys Regional Park retains a link to the past while sensitively meeting the needs of a modern house. Anchored into the terrain and surrounding old apple orchard, the house by Inblum Architects sits at ease in its environment.   Norbert Tukaj The existing residential building and adjacent rebuilt structures form the core of the newly formed building complex. Inside the restrained gable volumes, space is deconstructed in a such a way as to afford for terraces, beautiful views to ski areas, intimate spaces, and plenty of natural light. Norbert Tukaj Indoor to outdoor connections are a dominant theme of the house. Thes... もっと見る

Following completion of their iconic cantilevered pool project in Hubertus, Olang, in 2016, noa* network of architecture completed an addition to the site with the completion of a new wellbeing extension. As with the original pool, gravity seems to vanish and the unexpected emerges. Alex Filz The architects sought to materialize in the extension what one sees mirrored on the surface of the pool as if it is a transient rendering ready to be converted into reality. Playing with the horizon line and the perception of being upside down, project architect Lukas Rungger explains, “The essence of this project is the overturning over horizons, with the resulting effect of wonder for the observer. If you think about it, however, cha... もっと見る