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Where in the world?
This 10,000 foot fantasy-land style bathouse that’s getting New York all steamed up, and no its wonder why. New in the US, it boasts a co-ed hydrothermal bathing facility, Moroccan and Turkish hammers, two Russian Banyas, event, clay, hay and aroma saunas, and a  snow room for cooling down. Oh and did we mention the private cabana’s, Himalayan salt room alongside the onsen and vitality pools.
worldspa.com

A silent dialogue with the landscape
Sited along the shores of the Emerald Lake in the Canadian Rockies, Vincent Leroy’s Echo Lens sends transparent rings that mirror the surface of the lake. Made of concentric optical rings, it floats slowly and effortlessly.
vincentleroy.com

One tree, four seasons
Surrounded by a bed of snow and a blanket of fog a solitary alder tree has been transformed into an outdoor sauna. An Ode to Winter is the fourth and final installation in the series that’s set in a quiet field in Stockholm.
onetreefourseasons.com

Two tone poetic charm
Fritsch and Durisotti search for harmony between people and their environment while surprising, innovating and delighting. This piece is upholstered in Ricochet with a black lacquered metal and position memory.
roche-bobois.com

Arendal Swimming Club
Dusting off architectural drawings from the 1930s this was Snøhetta’s proposal for the reconstruction of the venerable harbour bath Knubben in Arendal, Norway. The iconic facility is set to be revived as a gift to the town before its 300th anniversary this year.
snohetta.com

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