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Solent University, UK, opens sports and fitness complex as part of £100m investment plan
by Tom Walker | 16 Jul 2019
Solent University, UK, has officially opened its new £28m sports and fitness centre. The centre houses two sports halls, three gyms and an indoor cycling studio. There are also two exercise studios, a physiotherapy treatment room and a dedicated basketball centre – one of only two of its kind in the UK. The university worked with Pulse Fitness on the design of the new facility, which is part of an
Opulent 1930s Italian bank transformed to luxury hotel with Arabian spa
by Jane Kitchen | 20 Mar 2018
Italy-based spa consultants Wellness & Spa Solutions have helped to transform the spa at the Aleph Rome Hotel, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, from an opulent 1930s bank building into an Arabian-style spa. The Aleph Spa is located in the basement and includes a thermal whirlpool, Finnish sauna, emotional showers, a heated indoor pool, massage cabins and an elegantly gilded hammam with marble mosaics. A contemporary gym with
Network of Architecture capture drama of the Dolomites with 'silent theatre' hotel
by Kim Megson | 05 Jan 2018
Italian design studio Network of Architecture (noa*) have been inspired by the world of the theatre for their latest hotel project: a glass and timber structure looking out towards the Dolomites. The family-run Valentinerhof hotel is situated 1,200m above sea-level in the commune of Castelrotto, South Tyrol. The architects were commissioned by the owners to design two new guest buildings offering views from every point of the nearby Schlern mountain.
Roman bath houses inspire Blainey North's opulent Crown Spa in Perth
by Rebecca Barnes | 13 Jan 2017
A major new spa designed by Blainey North has opened in Crown Towers Perth, Australia. Crown Spa boasts 13 opulent, aqua-hued treatment rooms, vitality pools tiled in gold and platinum, spa tables designed by Gharieni, marble showers and curtained relaxation zones. Reminiscent of traditional Roman bath houses, North drew inspiration from the refraction of light underwater when looking up towards the sun, to create an oasis and provide a relaxing
Shhh! Vamed opens 3,600sq m silent spa designed for contemplation
by Jane Kitchen | 08 Dec 2016
Thermal wellness resort operator Vamed Vitality World has added a €14m (US$15m, £12m) stand-alone silent spa to its Therme Laa location in the Weinviertel region of northern Austria. The 3,600sq m (38,750sq ft) spa – which has a 160-guest capacity – will be completely silent, and was inspired by the two things people are asking for in an increasingly hectic world: space and time for contemplation. “Our body is perfectly
Designer appointed to renovate rooms and spa at opulent London Landmark hotel
by Kim Megson | 14 Oct 2016
The Landmark London, one of the UK capital’s most famous Victorian-era hotels, is undergoing an extensive renovation overseen by design studio Alex Kravetz. Over the next two years, the hotel’s 291 guest rooms and Spa and Health Club will be given a facelift as the hotel fights to compete in the city’s increasingly competitive luxury hospitality market. In a bid to minimise disturbance, a small selection of guest rooms will
Malta pays tribute to Renzo Piano with special carnival float
by Kim Megson | 09 Feb 2016
A huge carnival float has been built in Malta as a rather unorthodox tribute to one of the world's most famous architects. Renzo Piano – the designer of The Shard, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the nearly-completed Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre – was honoured at last week’s Maltese Carnival for his architectural contribution to country’s capital, Valletta. A gigantic smiling depiction of Piano appeared on a special float,
Donatella Versace designs opulent interiors for Palazzo Versace Dubai Hotel
by Kim Megson | 20 Jan 2016
Luxury Italian fashion design house Versace has finally opened its long-awaited Palazzo Versace Dubai Hotel, billed by the brand as “the most luxurious hotel the Middle East has ever seen.” Located along the shores of Dubai Creek in the centre of the city’s Culture Village, the hotel’s opulent design is inspired by a neoclassical 16th century Italian palace. The company’s artistic director and vice-director Donatella Versace has designed the interiors
Henry Chebaane creates opulent restaurant inspired by Azerbaijan's mineral wealth
by Jak Phillips | 21 Aug 2015
Henry Chebaane has said he drew inspiration from Azerbaijan’s mineral wealth to design JW Marriott Absheron’s new dining establishment OroNero – choosing oil, gold and jewels as a central theme. Chebaane, the French-born London artist and designer who founded Blue Sky Hospitality, was brought in to design the OroNero (meaning black gold in Italian) restaurant, having created four other concepts for various parts of the hotel in Baku. Styled like
Shields ferry to become Solent bar
by Pete Hayman | 16 Jan 2009
An anonymous south coast entrepreneur has acquired a 30-year old ferry which is set to become a floating bar at Port Solent, near Portsmouth, Hampshire. The Shieldsman vessel first entered service between North and South Shields on the River Tyne in 1976, but was removed from the route in May 2007 when its operator, Nexus, introduced a new £1.9m ferry. Chief fitter on the Shields ferry, Bill Jackson, said: "She's
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