Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio

Interior architecture and design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight.

Frederick Tang Architecture, based in Brooklyn, was tasked with reordering and redesigning the open-plan, top-floor studio into a space that accommodates a reception area, six treatment rooms, offices, bathrooms, herb dispensary and pantry.

Frederick Tang Architecture wanted to capture natural light

The studio took the 1901 mercantile building's skylight as the starting point for the refurbishment of the rectangular-shaped space.

Its dense urban context required an innovative solution to increase the floor area while introducing natural light throughout.

Moxi is arranged around a central skylight

"Architecturally we wanted to organise the many different components in a plan that felt logical and complete which was difficult with space constraints," said Frederick Tang, director of design and principal architect at Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA).

"We started by organizing the plan around the sources of natural light," he told Dezeen.

An office space has been added to the interior

Visitors enter the wellness studio and arrive at a reception area framed by four arched windows overlooking Broadway.

Here, a custom bench crafted from white oak slats and copper detailing curves along two walls while sculptural pendant lights hang from the ceiling.

To maximise space and take full advantage of the natural light, this area doubles as a site for gatherings and classes.

The reception is flanked by four arched windows

FTA reconfigured Moxi's rooms as well as softened corners and created arches that echo some of the existing architecture of the space for the client who wanted the interior to feel "holistic, natural, calm and inspiring".

A single corridor leads to all six treatment rooms, which were also coloured in shades of green.

The walls were lime-washed in a soft cypress green, with wainscotting wooden panels painted in a darker shade of the same hue.

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FTA wanted the colour to contrast traditional wellness studios which are often white and feel more clinical.

"The predominant colour was green –lime washed in a cypress and deep forest – chosen for its property to heal, critical at the front where the patron first experiences the space," said the architects.

Each acupuncture treatment room has a different wallpaper

The treatment rooms, which are the most intimate sections in the studio, contain two bedrooms and a bathroom arranged around the lightwell.

The green was offset by hints of pale peach throughout the interior and natural finishes including terrazzo, concrete, boucle and ribbed glass add depth and texture.

A kitchenette is located at the end of the central corridor

At the end of the corridor, a second archway opens into a back-of-house area, where FTA has inserted a new office, herb dispensary, staff pantry, and bath.

Other design-focused wellness spaces include the Shelter wellness centre in Sydney, which is located in a former restaurant and Yoko Kitahara spa in Israel, which was transformed from an Ottoman-era home.

The photography is byGieves Anderson.

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Glass walls and reflecting pool surround private spa at Israeli house

Pitsou Kedem Architects has completed a private spa in Herzliya, Israel, which is lined with glazed walls and designed so that its owners feel like they are "on a vacation" without needing to leave home.

The client for the project asked Tel Aviv studio Pitsou Kedem Architects to design a facility at their home with the feel of a hotel spa, as the coronavirus pandemic had limited opportunities to travel.

Pitsou Kedem Architects has designed a private spa in Israel

The spa, which also includes a guesthouse, is built on a plot next to the owner's house that he purchased specifically to accommodate a pavilion where his family can relax.

"The idea was that they could change the atmosphere from their home and go on a vacation, enjoying it all in the accommodation unit adjacent to their home," explained the studio's founder Pitsou Kedem.

It is built on a plot next to the owner's home

The building is designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects as a transparent cube with a column-free perimeter. It is topped by a minimal roof that appears to float above the living spaces.

This slender roof, which measures just eight centimetres in thickness at its visible edges, was built using a technique influenced by the construction of aeroplane wings.

It is designed to evoke a hotel spa

The glass walls that enclose the structure on three sides are set on a bespoke system of aluminium rails that allow them to slide open to connect the interior with the garden.

On the fourth elevation facing the street, a large window is set behind vertical metal slats that provide privacy while allowing glimpses of passersby from inside.

Glass surrounds the exterior

The pavilion is divided into two wings. The glass-walled spaces house the spa, a lounge area and a central timber-lined volume that contains amenities including a bar and a restroom.

An open area at this end of the pavilion provides space for gym equipment including a treadmill and cross-trainer. Outside in a reflecting pool, a hot tub is submerged in the water.

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At the other end of the pavilion is the guesthouse, with residential spaces enclosed by robust concrete walls that enhance the sense of protection and concealment.

Pitsou Kedem Architects separated the domestic rooms from the spa and lounge area by a central passage. This sheltered walkway is connected to the gardens on either side by stone slabs that extend across the reflecting pool.

Screens with geometric perforations feature inside

Throughout the dwelling are large patterned screens featuring geometric perforations, similar to the aluminium facade of a house the studio designed in Tel Aviv.

According to Kedem, the project represents an unanticipated outcome of the coronavirus pandemic, as clients sought ways to relax and recharge at home while travelling was ruled out during the lockdown.

There is a timber-lined volume at the centre

"As architects, we learned that the Covid-19 pandemic changed life habits and created new opportunities to design structures that are more hybrid, such as in this structure," the architect pointed out.

"This building is not exactly a spa and not exactly a home, but rather is a combination that allows a family the facilities that were previously only identified when departing on a vacation trip."

The screens are designed to offer privacy

Kedem founded his eponymous studio in 2000 after graduating from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.

The firm's previous projects include a black residence with a swimming pool that extends along its full length and a restaurant lined with latticed timber panels.

The photography is byAmit Geron.

Project credits:

Architect: Pitsou Kedem Architects
Lead architect: Shirley Marco
Design team: Shirley Marco, Ayala Grunwald, Pitsou Kedem

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Soler Orozco Arquitectos and Javier Sánchez embed spa in Mexican jungle

Soler Orozco Arquitectos and Javier Sánchez have created a spa that is shaped like a truncated cone and lit by a dramatic skylight in a dense Mexican jungle.

The project is located in Tepoztlán, a mountainous town roughly 50 kilemetres from Mexico city.

The architects created a spa in the middle of a Mexican jungle

"Tepoztlán enjoys a certain mystique for its pre-Hispanic past and its reputed creative and curative energies," according to Soler Orozco Arquitectos and Javier Sánchez.

"The client for this project — an avid athlete — wanted a house embedded within this setting as a space dedicated to improving people’s physical and emotional wellbeing," the team added.

The primary entrance is a narrow corridor

The spa building was completed in 2021 and contains a series of wellness spaces within a cone-shaped structure clad in volcanic stones. These rooms include a gym, massage studio, sauna, and a cold plunge pool.

From the outside, the mass of the building is a stone mound topped by a rounded platform. This structure is in fact a terrace that the architects describe as a "borderless shape that cannot be grasped as a whole".

The central chamber is lit by a skylight

The occupants enter the spa from below via an opening that cuts through the mound-like form, a procession that leads to a central space lit by a skylight.

"The circular floor plan has radial spaces around a central area left almost as a void, lit from above by a round skylight that lets sun and water filter through," said the architects.

The spa rooms are positioned around a concentric corridor

"This skylight occupies the centre of the 20-meter-diameter green roof-dish that acts as an impluvium to collect the rainwater that then filters down into the underground cisterns," they added.

Off the circular corridor that surrounds the central chamber are the rooms which include the massage area, sauna, and restrooms. The ground floor gym is connected to a terrace.

The dressing rooms and bathrooms have access to outdoor areas

The interiors of the spa were completed using natural finishes including brick floors, plaster walls, and wooden accents for doors and furniture.

Much of the interior is lit by wall sconces, lending the space an intimate, subterranean feeling.

From the central chamber, a flight of stairs leads up to the rooftop. Here, the architects included plenty of vegetation, making the building appear almost invisible when seen from above.

The spa is located in a mountainous jungle

"As its guiding design principle, the spa needed to blend into the site without impinging on the landscape, keeping the architecture out of view," said the team.

On this plane, the architects included a fire pit, hot tub, and outdoor lounge area overlooking the surrounding mountains.

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"The upper program is perfect for contemplation, a place where guests can enjoy dawn, dusk, and the night around an open fire or in a hot tub," the team explained.

"Ensconced amid mountains and beneath a vast sky, the infinitely green valley also has a seasonal river flowing through it – panoramic views spread out in every direction," said the architects.

The roof of the spa is landscaped for use as a terrace

Other spa projects include a "self-care club" in Washington DC by US firm Snarkitecture, and a spa in Hangzhou with "cavernous" interiors made up of circular rooms finished in white clay.

The photography is byJaime Navarro.

Project credits:
Design team: Juan Soler, Alan Orozco, Javier Sánchez, Fernanda Leon, Ingrid Casas, Elena Annunziata
Structural engineering: Clinker Proyectos / Sergio Barrios
MEP Engineering: Amado Guevara, Oscar Zárate
Landscape design: Paar Taller

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Snarkitecture designs Manifest "self-care" club in Washington DC

Design studio Snarkitecture incorporated tiled walls and arches into a club in the US capital that offers a barbershop, a coffee bar, a boutique and a speakeasy.

Open to the public, the Manifest club occupies a slender, four-story building in Washington DC's Adams Morgan neighbourhood.

Manifest is entered through a courtyard lined with wooden walls

Meant to put "a sophisticated spin on self-care", the club was conceived by the entrepreneur KJ Hughes, along with his partners Brian Merritt and Susan Morgan.

The aim was to create a distinctive location where people could get a haircut or beard trim, grab an espresso, buy upscale streetwear and enjoy a cocktail.

Tiled walls and arches were incorporated into the club

The owners turned to New York's Snarkitecture to design the project.

"When we set out to design Manifest, it needed to be a new kind of barbershop, inviting to all people," said Alex Mustonen, a firm partner.

Snarkitecture added a barbershop to the project

"Simultaneously, we wanted to create a sanctuary, a community space, an institution, a one-of-a-kind experience that still feels like home," he said.

Set back from the street, the Manifest building is entered through a courtyard lined with wooden walls.

The studio used a largely restrained palette of materials

The outdoor space is adorned with pockets of greenery and curved concrete benches. At the base of the benches are illuminated reveals made of LED strips with an acrylic diffuser.

Inside, walls are clad in white tiles, and the floor is covered in large-format cement squares. For the millwork, the team used white oak with a natural finish.

White oak was used for the millwork

The barbershop – which encompasses four stations and an area for washing hair – is fitted with chairs wrapped in buttery leather. The coffee bar features a counter with a fluted wooden base and a terrazzo top.

In the retail zone, clothing by brands such as Engineered Garments and Homme Pliseé is displayed within arched, wooden niches. The store also sells apparel from Manifest's own line, Of US.

Chairs wrapped in leather feature in the barbershop

Stretching across the ceiling are wooden beams with embedded LED strips – a design element that contributes to the interplay of straight and curved lines in the space.

"Unifying details throughout the space include archways – which are meant to represent the sloughing off of the old and moving into a new phase of life – while linear elements symbolise a sense of community and connection," the designers said.

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A "secret staircase" leads up to the speakeasy, which seats up to 30 guests. In contrast with the lower-level space, the bar has a moody atmosphere.

Walls are sheathed in a custom green plaster, and floors are finished with dark-stained oak. Seating areas are adorned with green velvet banquettes and leather chairs from Nikari.

The speakeasy has a moody atmosphere

Overhead are arched forms that help create a sense of intimacy while also drawing a visual connection to the arches in the lower level. The arches are finished with mosaic green tile and safety glass with wire mesh.

Throughout the club, Snarkitecture aspired to create an environment that was both comfortable and stimulating.

Walls are sheathed in a custom green plaster

"Every single element was designed to create a welcoming, intimate atmosphere that will invoke conversation and appeal to all the senses," the team said.

Later this spring, Manifest will expand to include a rentable apartment with a retractable glass roof and a terrace.

Throughout the club, the atmosphere was designed to be both comfortable and stimulating

This is not the first project in Washington DC by Snarkitecture. In 2018, the firm created a Fun House installation in the National Building Museum's great hall that featured a white gabled house and a kidney-shaped ball pit.

Other projects by the studio include a shop for streetwear brand Kith within a Parisian mansion, and an installation in a Manhattan gallery that consisted of 168 white spherical orbs that changed colours when touched.

The photography is byMichael Grant.

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Pastel colours and textured concrete decorate Stockholm hair salon

Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor has designed the interior for a minimalist hair salon that was informed by architect Carlo Scarpa's geometric designs and the muted colours of 1920s swimming baths.

Called Little Faktory, the salon was designed and renovated by the local architecture studio for hairdresser Sofia Geideby and is located in a former office in Stockholm, Sweden.

Circle and square shapes define Little Faktory

Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor overhauled the 220-square-metre basement space, which is over one hundred years old, to reveal its original textured concrete walls and exposed steel structure.

As the salon is located underground, the studio explained that it also had to be "very careful working with artificial light".

Round mirrors hang above black chairs

Its design for Little Faktory was intended to be minimalist and streamlined.

"Our aim was to declutter the former office and create one big open space, making its four pillars the heroes of the main room again," studio co-founder Jesper Westblom told Dezeen. "The challenge was to reduce, rather than to add things."

The salon features four original pillars

In line with this pared-back approach, the firm painted the salon's walls in a delicate, light yellow hue that intends to brighten its basement setting and maintain but soften the space's industrial feel.

Circles and squares are dotted throughout the salon in the form of mirrors and furniture. According to Westblom, they were informed by the geometric shapes seen in the late Italian architect Scarpa's designs.

The studio also drew on Scarpa's use of contrasting colours.

A washing station is located behind a perforated metal screen

Freestanding haircutting stations are arranged in the centre of the salon's main studio. These feature thick side tables shaped like plus-signs, as well as round mirrors mounted on powder-coated steel tubes.

On one side of the main space, black leather chairs sit opposite a floating table that lines the concrete wall, above which embellished circular mirrors and square-shaped display shelves are positioned.

Gustaf Westman designed a bespoke mirror for the project

A washing station can be found on the other side of the room, which is subtly separated from the rest of the area by a cloverleaf perforated metal screen that echoes the plus-shape used elsewhere.

"The customer and the hairstylist represent one square each, on both sides, resulting in the plus shape," Westblom explained.

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A colour lab, VIP area and private office space are located behind bespoke, glazed double doors, while the entrance stairwell is illuminated with spidery neon LED lights by designer Josefin Eklund.

Also among the salon's bespoke elements is a rectilinear mirror with a bulbous blue frame by Gustaf Westman, which the Swedish artist made in a custom colour specifically for the project.

LED lights illuminate the stairwell in neon

All of Little Faktory's interiors are created in a muted combination of the primary colours of red, yellow and blue, which Westblom explained is an ode to the salon's slogan, "the colourful kind".

"We looked at some early, inspirational images that set the tone of the project," he said.

"One image, in particular, was of 1920s public baths with beautiful cream-coloured tiles, orange and red details and, of course, a blue swimming pool. This ended up forming our main colour scheme."

Mirrors shaped like paint splashes liven up the customer toilet

The project's emphasis on colour is repeated in the customer toilet, where playful mirrors shaped like paint splashes are arranged opposite each other in an attempt to create an infinity effect.

Little Faktory's material palette includes rubber flooring, reeded glass and dyed fibreboard, which intend to complement the salon's existing elements and provide functional solutions to its customers' needs.

Little Faktory is a basement hair salon

Jesper Westblom and Robin Krasse founded their eponymous Stockholm-based architecture firm in January 2021.

Other recent hair salon designs that have colour and texture at their core include Danielle Brustman's Mitch Studio – a Melbourne salon that features yellow accents and glass partitions – and Mood, a hair studio by Casa Antillón in Madrid with bold mint-green ceilings sprayed with insulation foam.

The photography is byMikael Olsson.

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Casa Antillón pairs foam and steel in design of Madrid's Mood hair salon

Spanish studio Casa Antillón has incorporated galvanised steel elements throughout this hair salon in Madrid, which features bold mint-green ceilings sprayed with insulation foam.

Prior to becoming the Mood hair salon, the five-by-ten-metre unit was an empty shell with barely finished walls and floors.

Mood's interior incorporates galvanised steel panels

Casa Antillón was tasked with finding a simple yet effective way to make this blank space more visually impactful.

The studio, which is led by Marta Ochoa, Ismael López, Emmanuel Álvarez and Yosi Negrín, responded by completely covering the facade of the salon and large swathes of its interior with sheets of galvanised steel.

Styling is done in front of large arched mirrors

"It was the client's proposal to work with an old friend of their family who is a construction expert in metallic solutions," Casa Antillón told Dezeen.

"The project aims for a maximum exploitation of the resources to build an iconic and quality space."

Insulation foam was sprayed onto the ceiling to create a bumpy finish

Steel was used to line the salon's street-facing wall and a deep-set box seat that was constructed around the front window.

Metal panels also cover the rear wall, camouflaging a pair of silver-coloured doors that lead to the staff office and customer toilet.

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Most of Mood's remaining surfaces are finished in a complementary shade of light grey, while the ceiling was sprayed with insulation foam to create a bumpy texture and painted mint green.

Casa Antillón applied the same colour to the salon's support columns and the thick ceiling beam that runs along the length of the interior in order to "accentuate its longitudinal axis".

Silver doors blend into the salon's rear wall

Sectioned off from the rest of the floor plan by curved steel screens, one side of the salon is given over to a dye lab where staff can mix up unique hair colours.

The other side of the room houses a trio of arched backlit mirrors, each accompanied by a black styling chair.

The street-facing wall and window seat are also lined with steel panels

Just behind are a couple of hair washing stations and a slim steel shelf that holds shampoos and conditioners.

Towards the front of the salon there's also a small waiting area, dressed with shapely black armchairs and a metal-framed coffee table.

Black armchairs feature in the waiting area

Other striking hair salons include Qali in Vancouver, which was designed by Studio Roslyn to evoke the mood of 1980s Miami, and Mitch Studio in Melbourne, which designer Danielle Brustman outfitted with sunny yellow interiors.

The photography is byImagen Subliminal.

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Nordic functionalism informs Stockholm beauty clinic by ASKA

Swedish architecture studio ASKA has drawn on the existing 1930s architecture for its refurbishment of Stockholm beauty salon MBS by Malika, adding arched shapes and oak veneer panelling.

The beauty clinic in central Stockholm is located in a building designed in the Scandinavian modernist style known as Nordic functionalism – or simply funkis in Swedish.

Doorways were given subtle arched shapes

ASKA, which is led by Polina Sandström and Madeleine Klingspor, made a number of structural changes to the space as part of the refurbishment, but wanted to keep the interior design both functional and stylish.

The studio tore down most of the interior walls in the 70-square-metre salon to make more space for private rooms for its beauty therapists.

The designers used oak veneer in reference to modernist designs

Additional walls were designed with the building's modernist architecture in mind.

"The new walls were designed in a way so they would go hand in hand with the rest of the architecture with oak detailing and structured glass, which also helps the daylight to get through the whole space," Klingspor told Dezeen.

"The centrally-placed dividing wall with the pseudo three arch was also an addition by us," Sandström added.

"From a functional aspect, it helps separate the public part of the clinic from the more private one."

A pale blue shade lines doorways and skirting boards

Wood was used throughout the space, with oak veneer chosen as it was popular during the era when the building was constructed.

The material added "the right nostalgic association" to the interior, while balancing out the otherwise clinical aesthetics and the salon's cool colour scheme.

ASKA aimed to create a light, clean atmosphere for the salon and chose to work with blue and white hues, with a pale blue shade lining the wooden skirting boards and door frames for a stylish contrasting detail.

Colour was used to contrast against the abundant wood

"We chose to add the popping blue colour because it works as a good contrast against the warm oak adding a fresh and clinical touch, while at the same time being a somewhat unusual choice for a beauty salon – adding a surprising element to the design," Klingspor explained.

In addition to changing the layout of the space, the studio also created a new showpiece for the salon, a tile-clad reception desk that greets visitors and references Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto.

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"The reception desk is something of a key element that captures the essence of the concept in one piece – a homage to the functionalist era with a modern twist," Sandström said.

"The white tiles were inspired by Aalvar Alto's interior designs and help define the shape of the desk-corners thanks to their slightly rounded aesthetic."

A tiled desk with a contrasting laminate tabletop was designed for the reception

Both the shape of the desk and the materials were also chosen to evoke the era.

"The compact laminate was also a material choice that is true to the mid-century design era, whilst the blue colour and dark blue grout add a bold, unique element to the expression," Sandström added.

"The different heights of the desk helps to create two different areas in a true 'form follows function' manner."

Cream-coloured manicure tables are dotted throughout the space

ASKA also designed cream-coloured lounge tables and nail manicure stations for the salon.

The studio has previously created a hair salon in Stockholm that features an undulating ceiling installation that looks like dripping shampoo, as well as a pastel-coloured cafe that references Wes Anderson's film aesthetic.

The photography is by Mikael Lundblad.

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Danielle Brustman creates yellow highlights in sunny Melbourne hair salon

Yellow-tinted glass partitions and droplet-shaped mirrors give a unique personality to Australian hair salon Mitch Studio, renovated by interior designer Danielle Brustman.

Mitch Studio is located in a double-storey 1950s building in the Melbourne suburb of Ashburton, in a shopfront that had already operated as a hairdressers for a number of years.

Danielle Brustman wanted to use Mitch Studio's brand colour, yellow, in the interior design

Brustman's client wanted to update the space to reflect their brand, which uses yellow as its signature colour. The designer set out to give the space a fresh and modern feel while using the sunny hue as a key part of the colour palette.

The designer started by gutting the space entirely, leaving only the original concrete floor, which has been polished to achieve its final look.

The reception area includes a custom-built retail display shelf and a six-globe chandelier by Entler

She reconfigured the layout across two floors: on the ground floor is the reception and waiting area along with hair washing and cutting stations – the latter separated with the distinctive yellow glass partitions.

The partitions create privacy and personal space while also, Brustman points out, proving useful when social distancing is required.

The ground floor area includes hair washing and cutting stations

The droplet-shaped mirrors at these stations were chosen to give the salon a bespoke touch, while referencing ideas of water and washing.

"There is something lovely about the way the droplet mirrors create an infinity effect in the space, adding to the spaciousness," Brustman told Dezeen.

The space is designed to facilitate an easy flow of movement for the stylists throughout the day

All the joinery on the ground floor is bespoke, including a reception desk clad in mustard-yellow glass mosaic tiles and a retail display shelf with similar white tiles.

Most of the surfaces and finishes are in white, as is the sculptural six-arm chandelier by US design studio Entler.

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Upstairs, there are additional haircutting stations along with bathrooms, a kitchen and a small worktable – meant for customers who want to pull out their laptops while waiting for their hair treatments to take effect.

The haircutting stations here have a different configuration, facing each other but divided by mirrors. Completed with pale moulded plywood chairs, they give the space an almost cafe-like appearance.

The upstairs haircutting stations have a different configuration

"We wanted to keep the spaces light and airy with a great deal of airflow and enough room for the clients and staff to feel spacious and comfortable in their surrounds," Brustman said.

She also paid attention to the employees' workflow and aimed to design the space to be intuitive and relaxing for them. For instance, there are hair-recycling bins integrated into the joinery, so that stylists can dispose of waste on the spot.

There is also a worktable that customers can use while they wait for their hair dye to take

Brustman is a Melbourne-based interior designer whose previous work has included the Brighton Street Early Learning Centre – a childcare centre with a different bright colour palette in every room.

The photography is by Nicole England.

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Büro Koray Duman creates airy spa for underground S10 gym in Manhattan

Birch plywood sufaces and a pale pink sofa feature in a members-only spa in Manhattan's West Village designed by architecture studio Büro Koray Duman for a celebrity trainer.

The spa is found inside the S10 "cult gym" belonging to trainer Stephen Cheuk, whose clients include musicians Diplo and Joe Jonas. The facility's name comes from the level of body fat – sub 10 percent – that Cheuk advises for his male clients.

The spa is located within the S10 gym in the West Village

The fitness club is spread across two levels in an old manufacturing building in the West Village.

The ground level has a 600-square-foot (56-square-metre) coffee and smoothie shop, while the basement level holds a gym and recovery spa totalling 7,200 square feet (669 square metres).

A pale pink sofa snakes through the space

While designing the project, local firm Büro Koray Duman sought to maintain industrial qualities while producing a serene atmosphere within the spa.

"The overarching design goal was to create a calming, soothing and light-filled space to contrast the rawness of the gym," the architects said.

The lobby features a white marble desk

A staircase and elevator lead down to the basement level, where visitors encounter a lobby with a white marble desk and a slatted wall made of Baltic birch plywood. Behind the slats is the facility's name rendered in laser-cut, opaque plexiglass.

Just off the foyer is a rectangular fitness room, which features a black-and-white colour palette and square columns wrapped with mirrors.

Birch plywood spa room doors are marked with black numbers

The foyer also provides access to the spa, which is L-shaped in plan. Members travel down a corridor and pass by lockers, changing areas, bathrooms and massage rooms.

Upon turning a corner, they discover an airy common space lined with six private spa rooms. The space is adorned with a pink 1969 Verpan Cloverleaf Sofa by Danish designer Verner Panton.

A black-and-white colour palette is repeated throughout the gym

Underfoot is white flooring, and overhead are half arches intended to offer "a sense of progression and arrival", the architects said.

Similar to the lobby, the team used birch plywood for doors and wall panels. Spa room doors are marked with a number made of black film and inserted into wooden slots.

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Above the doors are arched openings infilled with polycarbonate, enabling light to pass through.

Each spa room has its own steam shower, infrared sauna and soaking tub. Design elements include warm-toned cedar steps and clear glass with a translucent film.

LED lighting is set against polycarbonate panels

Throughout the subterranean spa, the team put a special focus on lighting to make up for the lack of windows.

"Lighting was the most important element of the project," the architects said. "We offset bright LED strips from polycarbonate-panelled walls for the space to appear as if it were filled with natural light."

S10 gym is located in the basement of an old manufacturing building

Büro Koray Duman also designed the fitness club's coffee and smoothie bar, which was completed after the project's photo shoot.

Based in New York and Istanbul, the studio has a diverse portfolio of projects that includes a Brooklyn apartment with staggered bookshelves and a Greenwich Village pizzeria with an open kitchen and volcanic stone shelving.

The photography is by Büro Koray Duman.

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Open AD designs spa in Latvia with Corten-clad cabins

Latvian architecture studio Open AD has completed the Ziedlejas Spa and Wellness Resort in the town of Sigulda, featuring a cluster of Corten steel and glass cabins dotted across a sloping site overlooking a pond.

Designed as a contemporary take on local sauna culture, the spa, which has been shortlisted in the hospitality building category of Dezeen Awards 2021, comprises two independent steam rooms and three cabins for overnight stays.

Top: three corten-steel and glass cabins and a subterranean sauna were built in Latvia. Above: the cabins were built onto a sloping terrain

The three cabins sit at the top of the sloping site, while the subterranean Glass Sauna sits at its base, dug into the hill and overlooking the pond.

The second sauna, called the Smoke Room, sits in a nearby wooded area, constructed using charred logs and topped by a weathered steel roof that references the form of traditional sauna structures.

The cabins were placed on top of decked platforms

Riga-based practice Open AD worked with landscape architect Landshape to draw all of these independent structures into a coherent whole, linked by winding pathways and stone steps that traverse the site.

"Each structure is both an independent unit and an intrinsic part of the overall composition...the journey from sauna room to pond is short, and the Glass Sauna is accessible for persons with reduced mobility," said the practice.

The Smoke Room has a charred-log exterior

The Glass Sauna is clad in charred wooden planks, with Corten steel used to finish the parapet and two chimneys that protrude from the hillside.

A large window provides views from the wood-lined steam rooms directly out onto the pond, with a small seating area in front of the sauna able to used in the warmer months.

The Glass Sauna is located at the base of the hill

"Ziedlejas welcomes guests all year round, so the solutions need to perform both visually and functionally in a range of conditions such as snowy winters, golden autumn, luscious green summers and the grey in-between moments," said the practice.

The cabins have been designed with a focus on creating minimal, "clutter free" spaces, with tables that pop-up from the floor and foldaway beds, with additional sleeping space on a mezzanine above.

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Living areas occupy the glazed section of the cabins to benefit from uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape, while the bathrooms are tucked into the Corten-clad sections for greater privacy.

"[We] designed bespoke furniture and paired it with solutions from brands such as IKEA, which proves that a luxurious feel is not just budget-dependant," said the practice.

The interior of the cabins was designed with a minimal look

Previous projects by Open AD include two houses, House on Zaru Street and House in Marupe, both of which make use of blackened timber and dark steel.

Also shortlisted in the hospitality building category of Dezeen Awards 2021 was Klein Dytham Architecture's PokoPoko clubhouse for the Risonare Nasu hotel in rural Japan.

The photography is by Alvis Rozenbergs.

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