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Robert D. Henry Architects + Interiors

RDH architects received Hospitality Design’s Lifetime achievement award for Wellness innovation
Background
Robert D Henry Architects (RDH-Architects) was founded in 1990 in New York City. Bob Henry has over 30 years experience in wellness and spa design. He is known as the “sensuous architect of serenity.”

Main products and services
■ Feasibility and planning
■ Concept and brand identity
■ Design development
■ Architecture
■ Interior design
■ Hydrotherapy design
■ Medical wellness

We strive to design sustainable environments that prioritise the wellbeing of our clients, promoting personal health and longevity.

USPs
Through architecture and interior design, our goal is to enhance health and wellbeing by utilising building systems with advanced technology that elevate health and comfort.

By marrying evidence-based practices with heightened experiential design, we seek to integrate the senses – sound, touch, taste, smell and sight – orchestrating them into a comprehensive, memorable guest experience.

Our evidence-based design and new building system technologies are seamlessly integrated within spaces for living, working, relaxing, and healing, to positively improve user health and wellbeing.

Our personal health and longevity philosophy includes physical, psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing design strategies.

These strategies in turn inform our design for spaces for living, working, relaxing, and healing that positively improve the guest’s health and well-being.

Where in the world?
We work globally: North + South America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Plans for the next 12 months
QCNY – a 10.000 sq m wellness destination collaboration with QC Terme on Governors Island, NY;
Airem Beauty Rituals by Dr. Eunice Park, Long Island, NY;
Orient Retreat, Taipei, Taiwan;
“Wellness Tower” @ 40 Broad St, New York, NY;
“Healthy Home”, Brooklyn, NY.
Key personnel
Robert Henry, founder
Michael Lim, principal
Key customers
Our list of international clients includes: Mohonk Mountain House, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, QC Terme, Canyon Ranch, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, MGM Resorts, Hyatt-International, The Setai Hotels, Wynn Resorts, Orient Retreat and the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Robert D. Henry Architects + Interiors
Tel: +1 212 533 4145
Address: 111 John Street, Suite 200, New York, NY 10038, USA
Bob Henry, founder and principal
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