Thermal baths
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about thermal baths
Project • By AVR Development • Wellness Centres
ONSEN
The concept is shaped around a preserved pine forest and natural thermal waters, where the idea of daily restoration is embedded into the very way of life. It is designed for people who value a balance between activity and quiet, who work in dynamic environments yet need regular physical and mental recovery without leaving the city.The key feature is the fusion of an urban квартал typology, suburban living, and a resort: perimeter block development forms a protected inner forest core, while the architecture operates below the tree canopy, avoiding competition with nature. The concept is reinforced by the Japanese philosophy of onsen — as a ritual of silence, water, and balance — expressed through spa infrastructure, thermal bath... More
Project • By FORMA Architects PLLC • Wellness Centres
Pink Thermal Baths
The Architect’s Newspaper 2021 Best of Design Award in the Unbuilt Cultural ProjectWinner. This project envisions a new typology in the American West by pairing the leisure activities of a bathhouse with the utilitarian functions of a data center. Why not capitalize on the wasted heat? Located near a resort, Pink Thermal Baths is the new destination getaway to recharge your body and soul.
FORMA Architects PLLC
FORMA Architects PLLC
Like the ephemerality of the global data flows, the center is fully subterranean and hidden from sight. All the visual, auditory, and olfactory experiences are concentrated within the exuberant colorful interiors of the square bathhouse. The excess heat from the servers is dispersed into the pool... More
Project • By Moneo Brock Studio • Swimming Pools
Thermal Baths "Termas de Tiberio"
The Baths at Panticosa are located in the dramatic Valle del Tena of Aragon, Spain, where mountain peaks near the project site hold snow throughout the year. Waterfalls, rivers and streams cut the surface of the mountains and the valleys, while underground the aquifer mixes with thermal springs from deep beneath the surface of the earth.
In designing the Baths building we have sought a balanced response to the natural setting on one hand and to the urbanized context on the other. The structure is built up to and, in places, into the side of the mountain, integrating its volume with that of its natural setting. To its neighbors, a church and a hotel, the building design offers a neutral response, moderately acknowledging the traditional s... More