One of our biggest summer indulgences is, of course, traveling. And when we’re on the go, we enjoy getting a little pampered here and there. Who doesn’t, right? So we’re totally captivated by the new spa design for the popular Furama hotels in Asia by the innovative Singapore design firm Formwerkz.
Designed for the jetsetter seeking ultimate relaxation, the spa continues the same chic and stylish ethos that the Furama hotel chain is known for. There is a soothing, Zen-like appeal to the overall space, which feature vertical gardens and various plantings that provide a sense of outdoor living within the bright and airy spa.
The spacious and open layout of the spa includes indoor and outdoor lounges with cabanas and shower pods as well as steam rooms, massage rooms, and a hydrotherapy room. All of these spaces are houses inside circular structures that are arrayed throughout the spa. With paneled walls, these circular rooms have a pod-like appeal to them, which gives the overall spa a futuristic vibe.
The circular shapes carry over to the light fixtures throughout the spa as well. Ceiling lights all around the spa are nestled within numerous round cylindrical structures that have been installed and affixed to the ceiling, continuing the futuristic atmosphere and also giving the spa a touch of industrial style. In one of the shower pods, an overhead rain showerhead is attached to the ceiling, which is made up of concentric circles that is illuminated with neon lights.
The sculptural curves and circle motif is carried on throughout the spa’s walls, counters, and countertops, which all feature undulating forms. Outfitted almost entirely in white, the spa is not only a relaxing haven but also a study in subtle contrasts in textures. There’s something incredibly alluring and calming about the rounded edges that preside in the spa’s overall interior design, and the varying uses of curvaceous forms.
While the massage rooms can be closed off by partition panels and curtains plants and indoor ponds find their way into some of the pods with deep massive soaking tubs, giving each of those spaces with a hint of the verdant outdoors.
According to Formwerkz’s company mission statement, it’s clear that the spa design reflects the firm’s goal, which is to enhance the connection between man and the natural world. In their designs, the firm focuses their “efforts to be directed towards the recovery of mutual human relationships, and the restoration of primordial relationships between man and nature.” Formwerkz is “keen to design happenings or more precisely, conditions that can espouse more active engagement from man with his environment.”
[Source : Design Milk]
Posted by Sebastien D. at 13 June, 2011
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