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![Calcot Manor is launching an exclusive fitness offering / Calcot Collection Calcot Manor is launching an exclusive fitness offering / Calcot Collection](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2024/THUMB352485_790914_917037.jpg)
Luxury spa hotel, Calcot Manor, creates new Grain Store health club
by Kath Hudson | 18 Jan 2024
Luxury spa hotel Calcot Manor, located in England's Cotswolds, is launching a purpose-built fitness and wellness sanctuary. Opening in February, The Grain Store will have indoor and outdoor gyms, a spin shed, holistic studio, exercise studio and café with a terrace giving sweeping views over the countryside. The gym will have a functional space, cardio zone, free weights, resistance and a place to fight postural issues: the Proverb assisted stretch
![Located a short distance from Salzburg, Lake Fuschl can be found within Austria's Salzkammergut region famous for its lakes and Alpine ranges / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Located a short distance from Salzburg, Lake Fuschl can be found within Austria's Salzkammergut region famous for its lakes and Alpine ranges / Rosewood Hotels & Resorts](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2023/THUMB351726_195555_230907.jpg)
Rosewood’s second Austrian Asaya spa to open in restored 15th-century castle
by Megan Whitby | 24 Aug 2023
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will unveil a brand new Asaya wellness spa in 2024 at a lakeside castle in the Austrian countryside. The spa will open at the luxury hotel and spa operator’s upcoming hotel Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, complete with eight treatment rooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a fitness centre. Asaya is Rosewood’s signature wellness concept focused on the intersections between physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The Asaya
![The Aquadome will be home to a variety of social hydrotherapy experiences and relaxation spaces / HBG Design The Aquadome will be home to a variety of social hydrotherapy experiences and relaxation spaces / HBG Design](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2022/THUMB350057_593458_182207.jpg)
HBG Design behind Michigan’s six-storey Aquadome inspired by the sun’s path across the sky
by Megan Whitby | 12 Sep 2022
Hospitality and entertainment design firm HBG Design is helming the design of Michigan's new Gun Lake Casino Resort Aquadome – a glass-roofed, climate-controlled, indoor landscaped pool and event centre atrium environment. The six-storey, 32,000sq ft Aquadome is part of a US$300m (£259.1m, €298.4m) site-wide overhaul of the casino. The investment is also funding the construction of a 252-room hotel and further entertainment amenities. “The Aquadome is sure to become a
![The two-floor space, covering 3,500sq ft, is located in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District / Technogym The two-floor space, covering 3,500sq ft, is located in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District / Technogym](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/THUMB346725_690947_429367.jpg)
Technogym opens retail store in Los Angeles
by Tom Walker | 09 Dec 2020
Technogym has opened the latest of its consumer-facing retail store concepts in Los Angeles, US. The two-floor store, covering 3,500sq ft, is located in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District and will showcase the full range of Technogym's equipment and services. Specifically targeting the high-end consumer market, the store will allow people to access and discover the company's at-home products and solutions. Staff at the site will include
![Boon the Shop is situated in Centum City's Shinsegae department store Boon the Shop is situated in Centum City's Shinsegae department store](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/THUMB345200_210334_90595.jpg)
WGNB's South Korean gallery-inspired store displays clothes like artworks
by Stu Robarts | 31 Mar 2020
WGNB recently completed a clothes store interior in South Korea that was modelled on an art gallery, displaying products as artworks in themselves. The renovation of Boon the Shop in Centum City's Shinsegae department store was based on the recognition that fashion is, in itself, an artform of sorts and so asked the question: "Can a clothing store be a gallery?" Baek Jonghwan, chief designer of WGNB, explained: "For some
![The store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft) The store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft)](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/THUMB345165_320661_150908.jpg)
OMA-designed department store looks like a rock with a gemstone seam
by Stu Robarts | 27 Mar 2020
A newly opened department store in South Korea, designed by OMA, has the appearance of a rock with a gemstone seam running through it. Created for luxury retailer Galleria, the store has a gross floor area of 137,000sq m (1,475,000sq ft) and is located in the town of Gwanggyo, just south of Seoul. Textured mosaic of varying grey shades gives the impression of the volume having been shaped organically, while
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Wutopia's 52nd-floor bookstore gets the bright white treatment
by Stu Robarts | 24 Mar 2020
Wutopia Lab have created a bookstore on the 52nd floor of Shanghai's tallest building, Shanghai Tower, that incorporates a lecture room, an exhibition space, a coffee shop, a dessert café and a snack outlet. Covering 2,200sq m (23,700sq ft), the store has been designed to accommodate 60,000 books and 2,000 products. It is wrapped in floor-to-ceiling windows that draw the sky and the cityscape into the space, making the views
![The Amazon Go Grocery shop opened in Seattle at the end of February The Amazon Go Grocery shop opened in Seattle at the end of February](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/THUMB344971_820890_512259.jpg)
Amazon's first Go Grocery store lets shoppers just walk out
by Stu Robarts | 16 Mar 2020
Amazon has opened its first bricks-and-mortar grocery store, featuring the retailer's Just Walk Out Technology that does away with the need for checkouts and queues. The Amazon Go Grocery shop opened in Seattle at the end of February and brings what was previously an online-only retail service into the real world. Covering 10,400sq ft (966sq m), it is much like any other supermarket, offering fresh produce, meat, seafood, bakery items
![The space is described as a The space is described as a](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344914_430751_284196.jpg)
Descending “theatre machine” transforms clothes store into mixology bar
by Stu Robarts | 10 Mar 2020
Visual Display have created a clothing store in Milan, Italy, that transforms into a bar at night with a lighting feature that descends from the ceiling to become a display case and counter. The space, which opened in January, is described as a "concept store with a fluid and unexpected identity" that combines a mixology bar, café and a clothing store. During the day, the store sells men's and women's
![Around 3,500 steel plates weighing a total of 45 tons (41 tonnes) were used / CreatAR Images Around 3,500 steel plates weighing a total of 45 tons (41 tonnes) were used / CreatAR Images](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344808_745840_701106.jpg)
Wutopia Lab's steel structure creates a bookstore in a former church
by Stu Robarts | 02 Mar 2020
Wutopia Lab have transformed a former church in China into a 388sq m (4,176sq ft) poetry bookstore by installing a large freestanding steel frame that provides shelving and creates a space within a space. The St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai was built in 1932 and has variously been used as an office, a factory, a warehouse, a canteen, a residential space, a club and a restaurant. Its historic status meant
![4 Portal Way will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys 4 Portal Way will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344766_767461_387388.jpg)
Two-tower KPF development features nine-storey habitable bridge
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
A new mixed-use development designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) will feature two metallic towers linked by a nine-storey habitable bridge. Located in the Acton area of London, 4 Portal Way is being developed by Aldau Development, which is replacing an existing hotel that it owns on the site. It will rise to 123m (404ft) at its highest level, with its two towers rising to 45 and 55 storeys and
![The store is located in San Francisco and covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) / Dean Kaufman The store is located in San Francisco and covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) / Dean Kaufman](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344712_858778_142214.jpg)
Brinkworth installs floating skate bowl in San Francisco store
by Stu Robarts | 21 Feb 2020
Retail designers Brinkworth have designed a new store in San Francisco for fashion brand Supreme, with a floating skate bowl that reflects the brand's skate culture roots. The store itself covers 2,800sq ft (260sq m) and was renovated having been in a state of dilapidation. The design for the space is sparse, with exposed brick and exposed steel framework throughout, while a large glazed frontage allows passersby to see inside.
![The venue is aimed at inspiring people to talk about lifestyle, organise industry functions and host photo shoots / Marcella Campa The venue is aimed at inspiring people to talk about lifestyle, organise industry functions and host photo shoots / Marcella Campa](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344690_126662_940091.jpg)
Studio Ramoprimo's clothes store is a hub for fashion lovers, events and exhibitions
by Stu Robarts | 19 Feb 2020
Studio Ramoprimo have created a store for fashion retailer TGY conceived to go beyond just selling clothes and be a hub for fashion lovers, events and exhibitions. The venue in Shenyang, China, is aimed at inspiring people to talk about lifestyle, creatives to organise industry functions and photographers to host shoots. Covering 600sq m (6,600sq ft), it combines a curated shop, a flexible event area, a temporary exhibition space where
![Moseley Road Baths were opened in 1907 / Historic England Moseley Road Baths were opened in 1907 / Historic England](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344675_132244_833415.jpg)
Edwardian swimming baths restored for use as arts venue
by Stu Robarts | 18 Feb 2020
Donald Insall Associates have completed restoration work of Edwardian architecture at Grade II listed heritage swimming baths that are being converted for use as an arts and culture venue. Moseley Road Baths are said to be the only baths in the UK built before 1914 to have continuously hosted swimming since they opened, which was in 1907. They are architecturally significant due to the quality and completeness of their interior,
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Huge V-shaped "light cone" intersects Wuhan bookstore
by Stu Robarts | 06 Feb 2020
A bookstore in Wuhan, China, has reopened after a two-year design and renovation project by Wutopia Lab that has seen a huge "light cone" inserted into the building, drawing natural light from the roof down to all floors. The 10,000sq m (107,600sq ft) Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore was established 40 years ago and has undergone a number of alterations and renovations over the years. Wutopia Lab were keen to re-establish
![The store has been conceived to be entirely car-free and is intended to become a main meeting place for Vienna / ZOOMVP & Querkraft The store has been conceived to be entirely car-free and is intended to become a main meeting place for Vienna / ZOOMVP & Querkraft](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344373_522415_554397.jpg)
Querkraft Architekten create a newly social IKEA concept for Vienna
by Stu Robarts | 22 Jan 2020
Querkraft Architekten have worked with IKEA Austria to design a new type of IKEA city centre store that will not only be a place to shop, but to meet, socialise, attend events, eat, drink and experience when it opens in 2021. IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof will be located on one of the main shopping streets in the city, has been conceived to be entirely car-free and is intended to become a
![The design for Forum Groningen was first developed for a competition in 2006 / Deon Prins The design for Forum Groningen was first developed for a competition in 2006 / Deon Prins](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344355_304493_293055.jpg)
NL Architects create "cultural department store" in Groningen
by Stu Robarts | 21 Jan 2020
NL Architects and ABT have created what they describe as a "new type of public space" in Groningen, Netherlands, filled with books, images, exhibition spaces, movie halls, assembly rooms and restaurants. The design for Forum Groningen was first developed for a competition run by the local municipality in 2006, running out the winner. It has now finally been brought to fruition, with a form that is at once monolithic, carefully
![Box was conceived to fill a gap in the supply chain between the online store and the home / Riikka Kantinkoski Box was conceived to fill a gap in the supply chain between the online store and the home / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344247_877807_376299.jpg)
Fyra design new concept self-service store for online shopping lifestyles
by Stu Robarts | 10 Jan 2020
Fyra have designed a new concept self-service store in Helsinki, Finland, where online shopping customers can have items delivered, collect them, try clothes items on and return items that they don't want to keep. Created for Finnish postal and logistics company Posti and developed in partnership with consulting company Motley, Box is based on the growth of online retail and the recognition that there was a gap to fill in
![A simple tasting zone comprises two wooden barrels and some chairs / Ivo Tavares Studio A simple tasting zone comprises two wooden barrels and some chairs / Ivo Tavares Studio](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344198_641854_61374.jpg)
Porto Architects concept wine store is "blindingly white, minimal and circular"
by Stu Robarts | 06 Jan 2020
Porto Architects have created a concept store for a vineyard in Porto, Portugal, that they describe as "blindingly white, minimal and circular." The 90sq m (970sq ft) retail space has been designed to celebrate the wine bottle, with a simple open-plan form that provides a 360-degree view for visitors and a neutral background colour to showcase products. Shelves around the walls of the store have been sculpted to reference vineyard
![Six Senses London will be located in London's redeveloped Whiteleys store, which was first opened as a drapery shop in 1863. / Lightfield for Foster + Partners Six Senses London will be located in London's redeveloped Whiteleys store, which was first opened as a drapery shop in 1863. / Lightfield for Foster + Partners](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344059_309234_855704.jpg)
Six Senses to open new location in redeveloped art deco department store
by Megan Whitby | 19 Dec 2019
Wellness resorts operator Six Senses is to open its first UK property in part of a historic former art deco department that will be renovated by Foster + Partners. Six Senses London will be located in London's redeveloped Whiteleys store, which was first opened as a drapery shop in 1863. Having grown to become a department store, it was redeveloped in the 1980s as a shopping centre with a cinema
![House of Wine is located in Znojmo, Czech Republic / Laurian Ghinitoiu House of Wine is located in Znojmo, Czech Republic / Laurian Ghinitoiu](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB343862_95958_159470.jpg)
Chybik + Kristof create wine bar in restored and reimagined 19th-century brewery buildings
by Stu Robarts | 02 Dec 2019
Chybik + Kristof have created a wine bar and tasting room in a converted 19th-century brewery and its adjacent 1970s technical space by employing two distinct approaches to renovation. House of Wine is located in Znojmo, Czech Republic, and comprises the two spaces with very different heritages. The original brewery building has been treated as a heritage site, with its fabric restored and preserved, but little in the way of
![The hammams have been designed with refined materials, elegant forms and colours to be a serene place of healing for the body and mind, and an area for contemplation The hammams have been designed with refined materials, elegant forms and colours to be a serene place of healing for the body and mind, and an area for contemplation](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB342552_217871_421477.jpg)
‘A hymn to the beauty of Moroccan architecture’: hammams at Casablanca Hassan II Mosque are restored
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Jul 2019
The Hammams of the Casablanca Hassan II Mosque in Morocco have been redeveloped abd renovated, and are open to the public for the first time. French design and operations specialists, Deep Nature, is operating and managing the hammams through its Moroccan subsidiary. Built at the same time as the mosque, the hammams are inspired by tradition and have undergone a complete renovation, respecting the architectural authenticity of the baths. Located
![The proposed building has been called a hybrid of The proposed building has been called a hybrid of](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB342234_846761_912610.jpg)
Bjarke Ingels designs 18-storey pagoda for Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens
by Andrew Manns | 19 Jun 2019
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has announced plans to create an 18-storey pagoda at Tivoli Gardens theme park in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new structure, which will be built as an extension to the park’s 126-year-old Tivoli Castle, will house the H. C. Andersen Hotel (named after Danish fairytale writer, Hans Christian Andersen). Calling the project a “hybrid”, Ingels also said it would bridge Copenhagen’s “past and present”, serving as an “archive
![The Langley Spa combines striking design elements with world-class facilities, including a private VIP suite, vitality pools, hammams, juniper-wood sauna with pink Himalayan salt walls, amethyst steam room and 16-metre marble-lined indoor swimming pool The Langley Spa combines striking design elements with world-class facilities, including a private VIP suite, vitality pools, hammams, juniper-wood sauna with pink Himalayan salt walls, amethyst steam room and 16-metre marble-lined indoor swimming pool](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB342069_609959_310042.jpg)
Dennis Irvine Studio restores Palladian Mansion to create The Langley hotel with subterranean spa
by Jane Kitchen | 06 Jun 2019
The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Buckinghamshire, England has opened its doors, following an extensive six-year renovation project. The hotel has been restored and designed in partnership with Dennis Irvine Studio. Built between 1756 and 1760, the main Langley Park House is a grand Palladian mansion situated within iconic Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown-designed gardens. The building has been refurbished to allow historic original features to shine, reflecting the natural setting
![The new social and dining hub is taking shape a stone's throw from Fifth Avenue. / Courtesy of Marcello Pozzi The new social and dining hub is taking shape a stone's throw from Fifth Avenue. / Courtesy of Marcello Pozzi](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB341652_550889_373347.jpg)
Marcello Pozzi designs 27-storey hotel in New York's Fashion District
by Andrew Manns | 29 Apr 2019
Hotel Hendricks, a 27-storey urban retreat taking shape a stone's throw from Fifth Avenue in New York, is on track to open its doors in June. Designed by Los Angeles-based interior specialist Marcello Pozzi, the destination will feature 176 guestrooms, a rooftop lounge and bar, a cafe, and a fitness suite. Fittings at Hendricks – all of which will give the property's common and private areas a 'boutique' and industrial
![The French government aims to restore the 850-year-old Gothic building by 2024. / Photo by Fabien Barrau/AFP/Getty Images The French government aims to restore the 850-year-old Gothic building by 2024. / Photo by Fabien Barrau/AFP/Getty Images](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB341556_947876_436565.jpg)
French PM announces global design competition to restore Notre Dame
by Andrew Manns | 18 Apr 2019
Following the tragic destruction of Notre Dame's 19th-century spire, the French prime minister, Édouard Philippe, has invited architects to put forward ideas for its restoration. "The international competition will allow us to ask the question of whether we should even recreate the spire as it was conceived by Viollet-le-Duc," Philippe said of the project. "This is obviously a huge challenge, a historic responsibility," he added. Viollet-le-Duc, who counted Victor Hugo's
![The transformed maritime landmark will boast a wealth of public amenities, such as walkways, courtyards, and dining outlets. / Image by Cityscape Digital for Pembroke The transformed maritime landmark will boast a wealth of public amenities, such as walkways, courtyards, and dining outlets. / Image by Cityscape Digital for Pembroke](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB340829_823531_430073.jpg)
Schmidt Hammer Lassen to restore Boston's Seaport World Trade Center
by Andrew Manns | 18 Feb 2019
Danish architecture practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) have unveiled images of their new design for the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The architects'' intervention will see the maritime landmark – once the largest pier building in the world – expanded to include 15,200 sq m of public realm. Located on the 118-year-old Commonwealth Pier, the new mixed-use property will play host to a waterfront plaza with multiple courtyards, promenades,
![The dedicated relaxation area is part of the renovation created with the help of Spa Strategy The dedicated relaxation area is part of the renovation created with the help of Spa Strategy](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB27579_955028.jpg)
Spa Strategy helps create three-storey wellness oasis for The Phoenician
by Jane Kitchen | 27 Jun 2018
The Phoenician Resort in Arizona, US, has unveiled a new three-storey spa as part of a massive, multi-year resort renovation – the largest ever undertaken since the resort opened nearly thirty years ago. The new spa was created in partnership with consultants Spa Strategy, whose scope included business analysis for growth as well as design. “Arizona is one of the most competitive spa markets in North America and Scottsdale has
![Kew Gardens in London has completed the largest restoration project in its entire history: a redevelopment of its iconic Temperate House Kew Gardens in London has completed the largest restoration project in its entire history: a redevelopment of its iconic Temperate House](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB26633_466955.jpg)
'A horticulturists’ haven': Sir David Attenborough opens Kew Gardens' painstakingly restored Temperate House
by Kim Megson | 10 May 2018
Kew Gardens in London has completed the largest restoration project in its entire history: a redevelopment of its iconic Temperate House, now home to 10,000 plants, including some of the world’s rarest. The long and painstaking repair of the historic glasshouse, overseen by Donald Insall Associates and costing £41m (€46m, US$54m), saw 400 staff and contractors remove 69,000 individual elements from the building to be cleaned, repaired or replaced. The
![The Queen Elisabeth Hall has now officially opened, and is already receiving acclaim / Jesse Willems The Queen Elisabeth Hall has now officially opened, and is already receiving acclaim / Jesse Willems](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB24824_805132.jpg)
SimpsonHaugh's restored Antwerp concert hall opens next to city zoo
by Kim Megson | 31 Jan 2018
British architecture studio SimpsonHaugh have completed a renovation of one of Belgium’s most important cultural landmarks, the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp. The concert venue had its soft launch over a year ago – and has since picked up a nomination for Cultural Building of the Year – but has only just officially opened. It is located within the Elisabeth Centre, a 19th-century Art Nouveau cultural complex that includes Antwerp
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