Designing a healing and restorative facility like a Maggie centre is an honour for any architect. Many architects have designed Maggie centres before such as Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and many more, it was inevitable to do research on what was designed before. Seeing this project as a snapshot in the long list of initiatives to support truly...
Architecture firm
Ark-shelter, ARCHEKTA
Location
Kalvekeetdijk 260, 8300 Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Principal architect
Viktor Mikovčák, Martin Mikovčák, Michiel De Backer
Design team
Radovan Hnidka, Ondrej Vavro, Milan Ščury, Monika Balalová, Barbora Šimašková
Collaborators
Neuro-scientist consultant: Menno Cramer
Built area
Built-up Area 251 m² Gross Floor Area 337 m² Usable Floor Area 290 m²
Material
Internal lining – Iw Trend spruce bio panel + bleaching technology. External facade cladding – thermo wood. Horizontal surfaces + furniture – lacquered oak + beige finish. Roof – Fatrafol, high quality PVC. Skeleton – cross-laminated timber frame structure patented on Ark-shelter company
Client
AZ Zeno Campus, Knokke-Heist
wa_sauna, a motor-powered, floating sauna, explores ideas of community, journey, and retreat. Following in the tradition of saunas as a place for gathering, wa_sauna provides a place for friends and the community to share a unique experience on the water. Boaters and kayakers can venture out and tie off to the surrounding deck.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O'Carroll ARB
Collaborators
Fashion shoot credits: Models: Binta Dibba, Katie Joy. Hair: Maria Espinoza. Make-up: Natalia Parker
Structural engineer
Kevin Winner, Swenson Say Faget
Material
Deck: Marine-grade plywood with clear varnish. Siding: Preservative Treated plywood w/ semi-transparent ebony stain . Roofing: Sarnatil G-410 roofing membrane. Slot Windows: 3/8” clear acrylic panels. Interior Walls and Ceiling: T&G Spruce. Interior Deck: Marine-grade plywood with clear varnish. Duckboard: Spruce. Benches: Spruce. Deck Frame: Pre-manufactured aluminum frame by Rolling Barge. Floatation: (28) 55-gallon plastic drums. Motor: Minn Kota Electric Trolling Motor, 112 lb. 36-volt. Batteries: (3) 12-volt Optimum deep-cycle marine batteries. Wood Burning Sauna Stove: Black Line Series 16 CK. Sauna Interior Kit: Finnleo. Flue Pipe: DuraVent.
A new super premium gym focused on elevating fitness within the setting of a boutique private members club, opens its doors in Riyadh. Designed by London-based interior architecture & design studio, Shed, Optimo caters for a discerning clientele that wants to train hard following the very latest fitness practices, but in a discreet and exclusive en...
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
Nick Stringer, partner and founder at Shed
Client
Armah Sports Company
Typology
Sports Center › Fitness Center, Gym, Sports
In the design of Glass Palace Spa, MOSOM DESIGN with a focus on researching “new aesthetic power” has emerged from the design itself. It centers on spatial aesthetics and scenario emotions & brand operation under the strategic thinking of “space is brand, scene is marketing”, with efforts made to create a complex quality space that unifies aestheti...
Project name
Glass Palace Spa
Architecture firm
MOSOM DESIGN
Location
Guangzhou, China
Principal architect
Zhongchen Jin
Design team
Ting Xiu, Shihao Guo, Cui Cui
Completion year
June 15, 2022
Typology
Healthcare › Wellbeing, Spa
Kiahmoi is a multilingual word that represents the brand's essence, which translates to My beautiful transformation with the help of nature! Working on the brand principles, this salon's design language boasts an elegant ambience that celebrates simple nuances with rich textures and beautiful finishes. The project is induced with a distinctive desi...
Architecture firm
Karan Desai | Architecture + Design
Location
Bandra West, Mumbai, India
Principal architect
Karan Desai
Design team
Karan Desai, Hemangi Shah, Nagesh Pawar
Interior design
Karan Desai | Architecture + Design
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray
Material
- FLoor - Cemented Epoxy - Walls & Ceiling - Stucco - All the furnishings - vegan leather
Typology
Commercial › Salon Beauty
CosMax, located in a modern high-rise office building in the centre of Hong Kong, is the latest inception of a cosmetic medical centre, with interiors inspired by an underground mushroom cave symbolising growth, renewal and longevity.
Architecture firm
NC Design & Architecture Limited
Location
New World Tower, Central, Hong Kong
Principal architect
Nelson Chow
Design team
NC Design & Architecture Limited
Interior design
NC Design & Architecture Ltd
Lighting
Lightorigin Studio Limited
Construction
Space Interior Solution Limited
Visualization
NC Design & Architecture Limited
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Material
Travertine, Special Paint, High Gloss Paint, Seude Wallpaper, Antifinger print Stainless Steel, Vinyl Flooring, Barrol Ceiling,Wool Carpet
Client
Mircor Enterprises Holdings Limited
Typology
Commercial › Cosmetic Medical Centre
The design of this 402 m² dermatology clinic in the heart of Madrid revolved around rebirth and renewal, all to create a space in which users could experience the different values of the brand, such as regeneration, sensory and welfare.
Project name
AB derma Clínica Dermatológica
Architecture firm
Paralelo Estudio
Location
C/Diego de Leon, 52 - Madrid, Spain
Photography
Rodrigo Lopes
Principal architect
Laura Andreu, Simone Cammilletti
Interior design
Paralelo Estudio
Client
Clínica dermatológica AB derma (Adrian Alegre y Claudia Bernárdez)
Typology
Health › Dermatologic Clinic
With the Fieldhouse project, architecture office MoDusArchitects inserts a new material milestone into the South Tyrolean landscape with inclusive spaces dedicated to sports and recreation. Located in the small town of Laghetti (Egna Municipality, Bolzano) nearby the riverbanks of the Adige river, the building sits at the foothills of Mount Corno w...
Architecture firm
MoDusArchitects
Location
Via Cava 31, Laghetti (Egna) Bozen, Italy
Photography
Gustav Willeit (Building), Jürgen Eheim (Model)
Principal architect
Sandy Attia, Matteo Scagnol
Design team
Sandy Attia, Matteo Scagnol, Anna Valandro
Built area
1080 m² (ground floor 650 m²; first floor, 430 m²)
Completion year
November 2022
Structural engineer
3M Engineering s.r.l.
Construction
Edil Vanzo Costruzioni Srl (Cavalese, TN)
Material
Fair-faced concrete supplier: Beton Lana Srl Bush-hammering: Designtrend SAS
