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The spa was designed by US architect and interior designer Peter Marino – a creative who has also worked with Cheval Blanc, Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton / The Peninsula London
The spa was designed by US architect and interior designer Peter Marino – a creative who has also worked with Cheval Blanc, Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton / The Peninsula London

The Peninsula London unveils Peter Marino-designed spa inspired by London’s famous parks

by Megan Whitby | 08 Dec 2023
London has gained a substantial new urban spa in Belgravia following The Peninsula London’s grand unveiling of its subterranean Spa & Wellness Centre. Located beneath the new 190-room Peninsula London hotel, the facility’s opening marks the final stage of luxury Hong Kong hotel brand Peninsula Hotels’ seven-year project to create its London flagship. The newly built hotel was realised by British design studio Hopkins Architects and features heritage architecture to match the style of the surrounding area. The project involved
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The spa will be anchored by a central thermal area finished with a palette of earthy tones and bathed in warm lighting / Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
The spa will be anchored by a central thermal area finished with a palette of earthy tones and bathed in warm lighting / Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

First glimpses revealed of Mandarin Oriental, Mayfair's subterranean spa retreat

by Megan Whitby | 24 Nov 2023
Luxury hotel and spa operator Mandarin Oriental’s second London hotel will launch next January with a brand new spa designed as a boutique sister location to its flagship UK spa at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. Open to hotel guests, residents and the local community, the underground wellness retreat at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will welcome its first guests in early 2024. Facilities will include an indoor heated swimming pool, a sauna, vitality pools, experience showers, steamrooms and a gym. The spa’s
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The exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m / MAD Architects/Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning
The exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m / MAD Architects/Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning

"Architecture is alive" says Ma Yansong, as Shenzhen art museum opens exhibition showcasing work of MAD Architects

by Tom Walker | 20 Nov 2023
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) has opened an exhibition which provides a retrospective of the research and practices of MAD Architects. Called Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion, the exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m and takes visitors on a journey through 52 projects spanning almost two decades. MAD Architects is led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano. The exhibition is the MoCAUP’s first solo exhibition of architecture since opening in
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SHA Mexico's architecture will replicate the structure of a DNA strand and feature a design that brings the outdoors in / SHA Wellness
SHA Mexico's architecture will replicate the structure of a DNA strand and feature a design that brings the outdoors in / SHA Wellness

SHA Mexico to debut in January 2024 with genome-inspired design by Sordo Madaleno

by Megan Whitby | 20 Nov 2023
Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa Mujeres, a secluded beach destination just north of Cancun. Joining SHA’s Alicante flagship, SHA Mexico’s opening will mark the first phase of SHA’s global expansion plans with an additional Abu Dhabi forest destination set to debut in 2025. The two upcoming properties are part of AB Wellness, one of three divisions which fall under the newly-launched holding group AB Living – a global development firm
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Timbaland (L) and Freddie Morross (R) have collaborated to answer the rising demand for wellness music with physiological benefits / GWS
Timbaland (L) and Freddie Morross (R) have collaborated to answer the rising demand for wellness music with physiological benefits / GWS

Timbaland, music producer to the stars, joins forces with Myndstream to co-create music that improves health and wellbeing

by Megan Whitby | 15 Nov 2023
Timbaland, Platinum Grammy Award-winning producer, who's worked with artists such as Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Madonna, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Drake and Björk, has announced a partnership with health and wellbeing music provider, Myndstream. The new partners will collaborate to produce an album of wellness music to help improve the health and wellbeing of listeners, whether that be to destress, relax, unwind or focus. They will be available for use by operators across the wellness, health and fitness and spa markets.
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Siro is set to open its doors in February 2024 at the One Za'abeel development / Kerzner International/Siro hotels
Siro is set to open its doors in February 2024 at the One Za'abeel development / Kerzner International/Siro hotels

Kerzner's new 'fitness hotel', Siro One Zabeel, opens for reservations

by Tom Walker | 09 Nov 2023
The first ever Siro hotel, marketed as the "ultimate fitness and recovery hotel", is now accepting reservations. Set to open its doors in February 2024 at the One Za'abeel development in Dubai, the property marks the debut for Siro – a new, fitness and recovery brand developed by Kerzner International. Siro One Za'abeel will offer guests experiences built around the brand's five specific "biohacking pillars" – fitness, nutrition, sleep, recovery and mindfulness with tech integrations built in. Each room at
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As well as exhibits, visitors will be able to meet costumed characters and hear their stories / Black Country Living Museum
As well as exhibits, visitors will be able to meet costumed characters and hear their stories / Black Country Living Museum

Back in time – visitors experience 1960s healthcare in Black Country Museum's new living history centre

by Tom Walker | 01 Nov 2023
Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, has opened a life-sized replica of a healthcare centre for infants, offering visitors an opportunity to discover how new and expectant mothers in the early 1960s were cared for and supported. The new Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre is housed in its own building, allowing visitors to explore a waiting room, doctor’s surgery, a dispensary and other exhibits – as well as meet costumed characters. One of the characters, a midwife named ‘Cicilyn
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The club has a 20m pool / Virgin Active
The club has a 20m pool / Virgin Active

First look at Virgin Active's all-new luxury Wimbledon club with wellness offering

by Tom Walker | 29 Oct 2023
Virgin Active has opened the doors to its Wimbledon club following a comprehensive redevelopment and refurbishment of the site. The company said the property – described it as an 'all-new club' – has been meticulously planned to the highest standards. Facilities now include a 375sq m gym floor with10 Lifting Stations, Ski-Ergs, Echo Bikes, Eleiko weights and Technogym cardio equipment. A total of 10 personal trainers will also be available. Wet areas include a 20m swimming pool, sauna, steamroom and
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the wheelchair-accessible Jette’s Wonder Bikes will have six, hang-glider-style cars / Morgan's Wonderland
the wheelchair-accessible Jette’s Wonder Bikes will have six, hang-glider-style cars / Morgan's Wonderland

Morgan’s Wonderland reveals plans for largest expansion in its history

by Tom Walker | 24 Oct 2023
Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to people with disabilities – has revealed plans to add attractions worth US$6 million in 2024. The major additions will include a 4D cinema giving, a passenger boat ride across the park’s eight-acre fishing lake, a zipline soaring above the lake and a wheelchair-accessible "bike ride". The 4D theatre, located at the park's Sensory Village, gives guests the sensation of riding a thrilling roller coaster. Designed to accommodate guests in
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The spa is home to an outdoor yoga and meditation deck with soothing waterside views / Banyan Tree Group
The spa is home to an outdoor yoga and meditation deck with soothing waterside views / Banyan Tree Group

Hacienda Xcanatun’s new Angsana Spa brings the outdoors in with nature-centric design

by Megan Whitby | 20 Oct 2023
Banyan Tree Group has refreshed its luxury hotel in Mérida, Mexico, with a new Angsana Spa inspired by Asian and Mexican therapies. Located in four acres of lush green tropical gardens, the newly built wellness pavilion is part of Hacienda Xcanatun, Angsana Heritage Collection’s property-wide expansion project. The spa stands above a tranquil pond and blends discreetly into the surrounding natural foliage thanks to a design blending the boundaries between the indoors and out. Carefully chosen materials sourced from the
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The first Sports Illustrated Resorts college campus will open in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2025 / Sports Illustrated Resorts
The first Sports Illustrated Resorts college campus will open in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2025 / Sports Illustrated Resorts

Sports Illustrated Resorts to expand across US with active lifestyle at their core

by Megan Whitby | 19 Oct 2023
A network of Sports Illustrated branded resort and lifestyle complexes will launch in the US following a deal between Travel + Leisure Co and Sports Hospitality Ventures (SHV) – the hotel and resorts licensee for the Sports Illustrated brand in North America and the Caribbean. Each Sports Illustrated Resort campus is expected to feature a full-service hotel, a vacation club and residences, as well as a host of branded attractions from live-action sports and entertainment to dining, wellness and relaxation
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The Hvn's raison d'etre is to help guests improve how they feel both inside and outside / The Hvn
The Hvn's raison d'etre is to help guests improve how they feel both inside and outside / The Hvn

Conscious wellbeing inspires Knightsbridge’s newest urban retreat, The Hvn

by Megan Whitby | 16 Oct 2023
A new urban wellness retreat is set to launch in Knightsbridge, London, backed by a trio of professionals from the beauty and medical fields, including ex-Aromatherapy Associates interim CEO Muriel Zingraff. Designed for conscious wellbeing, The Hvn will launch on 17 October. The two-level facility will operate with a 360˚ integrated approach using heritage therapies – including traditional Indian, Japanese and Chinese medicines – functional medicine and medical aesthetics, acupuncture, vitamin infusions and bodywork, as well as therapies to support
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Plans for the 171-room hotel include comprehensive wellness and fitness facilities plus 70 branded residences

PLP Architecture's Mandarin Oriental Bankside will be part of UK's first operationally fossil fuel-free mixed-use development

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is set to open its third London hotel and spa in the British capital in 2028, with design by PLP
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The studio's design has been developed in collaboration with design studio, Anotherform

Anotherform and Fluxprojects create immersive fitness concept for Blok in London

Boutique fitness operator, Blok, has launched a new studio concept which mixes curated fitness classes with the opportunity to explore the world of art and
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The US hotel group will open in locations near national parks, beaches, mountain and ski towns

Starwood launches Field & Lodge hospitality brand targeting outdoor enthusiasts

Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group and real estate and hospitality company, Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital), have unveiled a new outdoor-focused hotel group
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Guests staying in the Dream Well suite can wake up to a slow starting bird concert

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Yatsuragi near Stockholm has opened a Scandi/Japanese fusion spa with silent spaces and a raw food restaurant
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Interview: Steven Holl on Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient

Steven Holl is widely considered to be one of America’s most important and influential architects
What sound is to music, light is to space
The acclaimed architect speaks to CLAD about Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient
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Jeyran Aliyeva is one of the most successful volleyball players on the Azerbaijani national team. She is an ambassador for the European Games and features in the marketing campaign

Baku to the future

The land was previously occupied by an oil refinery so we installed isolation layers before laying the pitch
Azerbaijan is investing in sport, tourism and architecture to turn itself into a global destination. We take a look at the newly opened Baku Olympic Stadium
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The OPC features a range of community outdoor spaces

Interview: Michael Van Valkenburgh

Van Valkenburgh studied landscape architecture and fine arts at Cornell University and the University of Illinois
Building a park is the ultimate act of democracy
The US landscape architect on why the Obamas are his kind of clients
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The two pointed structures were inspired by the ancient hand axes that were the first tools of early man

News feature: Ngaren museum

Daniel Libeskind was commissioned by Richard Leakey to design the museum in 2017
Professor Richard Leakey has enlisted Daniel Libeskind to create an extraordinary museum of humankind in the rugged Kenyan landscape
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Pearson trained at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens’ Wisley and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Interview: Dan Pearson on cities, greenspace and the Garden Bridge

It’s a public space that’s managed very beautifully and has a strong message of sustainability
It’s a huge source of sadness that the Garden Bridge became as political as it did, says the project’s landscape designer
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Serenbe offers a varied fitness programme that includes group yoga. A growing body of research suggests that exercising outdoors is better for you than working out indoors

Serenbe: Living the dream

We love being surrounded by people who teach us and make us better. Serenbe has also really enhanced our thinking about the value of nature and being outside on a daily basis
Eliza Bacot and her husband Benton talk about living at Serenbe with their family
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The two firms collaborated on the design of the Dubai World Expo 2020 bid master plan

Interview: Bill Hellmuth

Bill HellmuthCEO, HOK Sport + Recreation +, Entertainment
It’s a great time to be back in sports – it’s a piece of our practice we’ve sorely missed
HOK re-enters the sports market
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It took three months to install the capsules on to the mountainside. They offer amazing views

CLAD people: Ario Ferri on installing sleeping capsules on the side of a cliff

Mountain climbing guide Ario Ferri created the capsules
Installing the sleeping capsules took ropes, pulleys, cables...and lots of guts
Installing sleeping capsules on the side of a Peruvian cliff
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The Fangshan Tangshan Museum

Interview: Odile Decq speaks out

Decq has been recognised for raising the profile of women in architecture
Things have improved, but not enough
On women in architecture
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The bedrooms have been designed as sanctuaries, with lots of natural light

Rene Gonzalez: The high life

Even brushing your teeth in the right space can elevate a daily routine into a ritual
With a lap pool at the heart of the home, this property is a sanctuary for Rene Gonzalez
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Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch

CLAD people: Shigeru Ban on his post-disaster work

Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2014
It is important to respect the characteristics, trademark or tradition of the place
The post-disaster work of his Voluntary Architects Network
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