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![The Heaven Spa was created following strong demand from Puradies' guests for more wellness offerings / Alex Filz The Heaven Spa was created following strong demand from Puradies' guests for more wellness offerings / Alex Filz](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2023/THUMB351562_678976_975170.jpg)
Noa* creates elemental spa for alpine eco-resort in Austria
by Megan Whitby | 18 Jul 2023
Austrian eco-resort Puradies in Leogang, Austria, has been upgraded with a brand new spa inspired by the four natural elements and designed to integrate smoothly into the natural landscape. Italian architecture and interior design firm Network of Architecture (Noa*) was appointed to realise the new 1,500sq m Heaven Spa in October 2022. With 76 rooms and 14 chalets, the family-run hotel is laid out as a village and is dedicated
![The Natural Wellness Centre will offer rituals rooted in the five natural elements, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda / Elsa Young The Natural Wellness Centre will offer rituals rooted in the five natural elements, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda / Elsa Young](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2021/THUMB347675_946863_794559.jpg)
Mozambique: Luxury eco-resort created with patented 3D sand-printing technology
by Megan Whitby | 29 Apr 2021
Luxury eco-resort Kisawa Sanctuary has launched with a soft opening on Mozambique's subtropical island of Benguerra, complete with a Natural Wellness Centre inspired by Mozambican dwellings. Kisawa has been brought to life using patented 3D sand-printing technology and is the brainchild of entrepreneur Nina Flohr – the daughter of Thomas Flohr, Swiss billionaire and founder of private aviation company VistaJet. The method was used wherever possible to replace less sustainable
![The illa Bimini resort will cover an area of 40ac (16ha) / Luxigon The illa Bimini resort will cover an area of 40ac (16ha) / Luxigon](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344907_412445_876981.jpg)
Oppenheim Architecture's Bahamas eco-resort will bring guests closer to nature
by Stu Robarts | 09 Mar 2020
Oppenheim Architecture are creating an environmentally sustainable eco-resort in the Bahamas that is aimed at providing a secluded retreat for guests while helping them to develop a deeper connection with nature. illa Bimini will cover 40ac (16ha) along a 9,000ft (2,750m) stretch of coastline on Rockwell Island and is described as "a holistic community where every element is designed to blur the boundary between architecture and the landscape". The design
![The future hotel will rise in the heavily wooded moorlands of South Yorkshire. / Courtesy of Tyram Lakes The future hotel will rise in the heavily wooded moorlands of South Yorkshire. / Courtesy of Tyram Lakes](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB340167_477612_345753.jpg)
Plans for floating eco-resort and spa in Yorkshire given the go-ahead
by Andrew Manns | 18 Dec 2018
Municipal officials have greenlit plans to build Tyram Lakes – an eco-friendly wellness resort in South Yorkshire, UK. Designed by British firm Baca Architects, the estimated £20m (US$25.4m, €22.3m) retreat, which will be situated on 65 acres of lakes in the Humberside Peatlands, will comprise 325 floating lodges and 104 guestrooms. Each lodge will have a rooftop garden fitted with solar panels as well as built-in filtration systems that will
![According to Apostoli, the design of the spa mirrors its location above the picturesque Sistiana Bay According to Apostoli, the design of the spa mirrors its location above the picturesque Sistiana Bay](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB21584_705860.jpg)
Alberto Apostoli-designed spa opens at Portopiccolo eco-resort
by Tom Walker | 20 Sep 2017
A new luxury spa has opened at the Portopiccolo Resort in Sistiana, Northern Italy, designed by Italian architect Alberto Apostoli. The facility is spread across three floors and covers a total floor area of 3,600sq ft (38,800sq ft). The ground floor houses the reception, hairstyling studio, a training pool and changing rooms, while on the first floor there is a relaxation area dominated by an indoor-outdoor pool, offering views of
![The first Alila ‘Villas’ resort outside of Bali, Alila Villas Koh Russey will be a 15-minute boat ride from the Cambodian coast The first Alila ‘Villas’ resort outside of Bali, Alila Villas Koh Russey will be a 15-minute boat ride from the Cambodian coast](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB19324_103482.jpg)
Alila bringing ‘Villas’ eco-resort to Cambodian island
by Jane Kitchen | 24 May 2017
Alila is set to open a new five-star eco-resort on the Cambodian island of Koh Russey later this year. The first Alila ‘Villas’ resort outside of Bali, Alila Villas Koh Russey will be a 15-minute boat ride from the Cambodian coast, and is surrounded by white-sand beaches and tropical forests. One- and two-bedroom villas each will have their own terrace, private pool and garden. Designed by Singaporean architect Chioh-Hui Coh
![Leonardo DiCaprio is known for his environmental campaigning / Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP Leonardo DiCaprio is known for his environmental campaigning / Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB14842_287738.jpg)
Leonardo DiCaprio releases brand new images of groundbreaking eco-resort in Belize
by Kim Megson | 09 Nov 2016
Final plans and brand new renderings have been released for Leonardo DiCaprio’s ambitious eco resort and wildlife reserve off the coast of Belize. The Hollywood star, Oscar winner and environmental campaigner wants the island of Blackadore Caye to become the world’s leading example of green hospitality. It has been conceived with the aim of restoring its fragile surrounding ecosystem, while offering guests a taste of luxury in a tropical setting.
![Five farm houses were renovated to make space for 23 guestrooms and a new restaurant was built / Su Shengliang Five farm houses were renovated to make space for 23 guestrooms and a new restaurant was built / Su Shengliang](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB6149_28900.jpg)
Architects transform abandoned farm houses into Chinese hillside eco-resort
by Kim Megson | 02 Dec 2015
Shanghai studios Ares Partners and Atelier Liu Yuyang have regenerated a complex of abandoned farm houses in a Chinese valley to create a boutique eco-resort called Yun Lu (The Cloud House). The 3,000sq m (32,300sq ft) resort is located in Yangjia Village, southern China, where it sits among the jungle-topped karst mountains of the Li River valley. The two architecture firms renovated five farm houses to make space for 23
![Blackadore Caye will adhere to the Living Building Challenge, with strict environmental requirements including water and energy self-sufficiency / McLennan Design Blackadore Caye will adhere to the Living Building Challenge, with strict environmental requirements including water and energy self-sufficiency / McLennan Design](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/208744_484810.jpg)
Leonardo DiCaprio unveils Belize eco-resort plans, designed by Jason McLennan
by Helen Andrews | 13 Apr 2015
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has unveiled plans to open an eco-resort on his private island in Belize in partnership with New York-based real estate firm Delos, designed by lead architect Jason McLennan of McLennan Design. Dubbed ‘Blackadore Caye, a Restorative Island’, the environmentally friendly project will offer 68 villas spread across its 104 acres (42 hectares) when it launches in 2018. Speaking to The New York Times, DiCaprio said it had
![The island's research centre will conduct research programmes and conservation activities The island's research centre will conduct research programmes and conservation activities](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/63075_203440.jpg)
Queensland government approves AU$600m eco-resort
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 06 Mar 2013
Australia’s Queensland state government has approved an AU$600m (US$617m, 472m euro, £408m) resort for Great Keppel Island, which will be one of the biggest tourism developments in the country – pending approval from the federal government. The proposed first stage of development would include: a 250-room hotel at Fisherman’s Beach with restaurant and conference facilities; a 250-berth marina and yacht club at Putney Beach; 150 precinct apartments and staff accommodation;
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