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Thermal Baths Buildings : Spa Architecture
Aquatic Building Developments + Pools from around the world.
post updated 18 February 2025
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Thermal Baths Architecture. We aim to include Thermal Baths buildings / projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.
We cover completed Thermal Baths buildings, new building designs and architectural exhibitions. The focus is on contemporary pool & spa buildings but information on traditional aquatic buildings is also welcome.
Thermal Baths Architecture
15 Feb 2024
Atmosphere by Krallerhof, Leogang, Austria
Design: Hadi Teherani Architects
Atmosphere by Krallerhof
Atmosphere by Krallerhof, a new spa and adult-exclusive wellness facility designed by award-winning Hadi Teherani Architects, has officially opened at the five-star Hotel Krallerhof in Leogang, expanding the luxurious Alpine resort’s suite of recreational services and facilities.
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Updated 21 Dec 2023
Termalija Family Wellness Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Design: Enota
Termalija Family Wellness Podčetrtek
Termalija Family Wellness design by Enota finishes transformation of 1980s health centre into a modern relaxing thermal spa in Podčetrtek, Slovenia. The buildings connect space with nature.
25 October 2023
Chon Buri restaurant and spa, Gaozhuang, China
Architecture: Funs Design
Chon Buri restaurant and spa
Designed by Funn Designs, Chon Buri, is nestled in the heart of GaoZhuang, the birthplace of the Dai ethnic culture in Xishuangbanna. On the left-hand side, there is a spa center, while on the right-hand side, there is a restaurant.
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Thermal Baths Spas Designs in 2022
17 Dec 2022
Hotel Natura, Rogla, Slovenia
Design: Enota
Hotel Natura, Rogla, Slovenia
Designed by Enota, Hotel Natura is one of the first points of contact for visitors to the Rogla sports and tourist resort. Built as the final addition to a group of hotels in Slovenia, it represents perhaps the biggest visual departure from the recognizable expression of the previous interventions.
15 November 2022
Art Sauna, Gösta Serlachius Museum, Finland
Design: Mendoza Partida + BAX Studio
Art Sauna, Gösta Serlachius Museum<
Art Sauna Gösta Serlachius Museum of Contemporary Art in Finland building design by Mendoza Partida and BAX Studio: subtle construction, intimate and domestic in scale, joins the site – dialogue between art, nature and architecture.
20 Sep 2022
Hub of Huts, South Tyrol, northern Italy
Design: noa* network of architecture
Hub of Huts, South Tyrol
For its latest South Tyrolean, Italy, realisation, Hub of Huts, noa* returns to Hubertus in Olang, one of the first places to have revealed the studio’s expressive power. After the iconic cantilever pool, a new suspended platform defies gravity law by overturning the concept of wellbeing.
16 July 2022
Beauty et Al, Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Design: Reflect Architecture
Beauty et Al, Yorkville, Toronto
Beauty et Al’s different treatments are arranged, by Reflect Architecture, linearly along one side of the room, each under a semi-arched backdrop, giving privacy for each client to relax in Yorkville Toronto.
2 Jun 2022
Elysium Spa, Bratislava, Slovakia
Design: GRAU architects
Elysium Spa, Bratislava
When designing Elysium Spa in the middle of the historical center of Bratislava, Slovakia, GRAU architects came out from the need to break free from the daily cycle and calm down.
post updated 23 September 2023
Schwimmhalle Ismaning: indoor swimming pool
Design: prpm Architects + City Planners
Schwimmhalle Ismaning
The new indoor pool in Ismaning design by prpm Architects + City Planners has swimming and sauna facilities. The architecture comes from the free form of the swung glass façade with its interplay between transparent, translucent and opaque elements, including the capillary glass.
4 Mar 2022
He Puna Taimoana, New Brighton, New Zealand
Design: AW Architects
He Puna Taimoana, New Brighton
Designed by AW Architects, He Puna Taimoana, the hot pools development at New Brighton, is a catalyst for the regeneration of Christchurch’s seaside village in New Zealand.
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Thermal Baths Designs in 2021
20 Dec 2021
Hezi Spa Club, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Interior Architects: S5 design
Hezi Spa Club, Wuxi, Jiangsu
Created by S5 design Hezi Spa Club in Wuxi, closely relates to “water”. The design can easily generate “water” where there is no water, and “borrow” the permeability and ripple.
post updated 17 November 2021
Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus, Salzburg, Austria
Design: Berger+Parkkinen
Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus Salzburg
Awards for public bath, Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus, design by Berger+Parkkinen Associated Architects: highlights Salzburg’s landmarks and mountains, and represents a visionary architectural project in city’s historical center.
3 Nov 2021
1987. Lan ProSpa, Ningbo City, China
Design: Jacky. W Design (JWD)
1987. Lan ProSpa, Ningbo City
1987. Lan ProSpa is in Eastern New Town in Ningbo City, China, a newly developed CBD: L-shaped glass box spa building by Jacky. W Design is a hidden urban retreat to slow down.
9 Aug 2021
Gibbston Valley Lodge, South Island, New Zealand
Interior Design: Space Studio
Gibbston Valley Lodge
Gibbston Valley Lodge project design by Space Studio adjoining existing winery in New Zealand: boutique luxury accommodation – 34 villas, spa, gym and a central lodge building.
3 Aug 2021
Green SPA, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Architects: Vermilion Zhou Design Group
Green SPA, Pudong
Designed by Vermilion Zhou Design Group, Green Massage Shanghai Lujiazui, “Black” changes the habits of ordinary visuals, hiding in the concrete jungle, and accepting all tired bodies with tolerance.
8 Jun 2021
FX Mayr Wellness Eco Retreat, Wenzhou, China
Architectural design: AIM Architecture
FX Mayr Wellness Eco Retreat
AIM Architecture is overall winner of 20th edition of the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for F.X. Mayr Wellness Eco Retreat in Wenzhou, China, resting very lightly on natural terrain.
24 May 2021
Tee House Wellness Center, Čeladná, Czech Republic
Design: CMC architects
Tee House Wellness Center, Čeladná
Tee House apartment in Čeladná, Czech Republic design by CMC architects in golf and equestrian complex: accommodation facilities and wellness building.
6 May 2021
La Midas Wellness Centre, Gurgaon, New Delhi
Architects: Creative Designer Architects
La Midas Wellness Centre, Gurgaon
Located in Gurgaon, India, La Midas brings forth the fineness with which Creative Designer Architects have refurbished a twenty-year-old residential house into a wellness centre.
31 Mar 2021
The Chamber of Fosun International Center, capital city of Shandong Province, China
Architects: T.K. Chu Design
Chamber of Fosun International Center
Designed by T.K. Chu Design, the chamber of Fosun International Center is located in the CBD of Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province, China, which is well-known for its spring water and mountains.
10 Mar 2021
Platan by the Royal Caste in Tata, Hungary
Design: Zoltan Varro
Platan by the Royal Caste in Tata
Repurposing heritage sites that can no longer perform their function, Zoltan Varro designed a contemporary landscape within the old moat grounds next to the 14th-century royal Castle in Tata, Hungary.
17 Mar 2021
ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty Spa, Dubai, UAE
Architects: VSHD Design
ZAAZ Wellness & Beauty Spa
The design reflects Moroccan and Berber heritage.
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Thermal Baths Spas Designs in 2020
Updated 18 Dec 2020
Maestoso Hotel & Spa Lipica, Slovenia
Design: Enota
Maestoso Hotel & Spa in Lipica
Designed by ENOTA Architects, Maestoso Hotel & Spa in Lipica, Slovenia. The area of Stud Farm Lipica is one of the most remarkable natural and cultural monuments in Slovenia.
3 Sep 2020
AIRE Ancient Baths, Copenhagen, Denmark
Design: Arkitema
AIRE Ancient Baths in Copenhagen
Designed by Arkitema Architects, AIRE Ancient Baths, the luxurious wellness concept, has now opened the doors to a new Copenhagen branch in the same historic building as Hotel Ottilia.
26 October 2020
Chenot Palace Weggis Health Wellness Hotel, near Lucerne, Switzerland
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Chenot Palace Weggis Health Wellness Hotel
Designed by Davide Macullo Architects, Chenot Palace Weggis Health Wellness Hotel near Lucerne includes the addition of a new timber guest room block, a medical spa and a wellness area.
10 Aug 2020
Green Massage Healthcare Center, Shanghai, China
Architecture: Vermilion Zhou Design Group
Green Massage Healthcare Center
Designed by Vermilion Zhou Design Group, Green Massage Healthcare Center in Shanghai, aims at providing soothing professional healthcare to busy people with fast-paced urban life in a private and elegant environment.
18 May 2020
One Sino Park Offices & Spa, Chongqing, China
Architects: aoe
One Sino Park Offices & Spa
23 Mar 2020
Banja Vrućica Spa, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Architects: Enota
Banja Vrućica Spa
The Enota designed extension and overhaul of the bathing and wellness sections of the Banja Vrućica Spa Hotel is a logical next step in the complex’s gradual transformation in this direction.
19 Mar 2020
Aqua Health Clinic, Beijing, China
Architects: Waterfrom Design
Aqua Health Clinic, Beijing
Designed by Waterfrom Design, Aqua Health Clinic is a new brand launched in Sanlitun, Beijing; The design attempts to use cosmetic spa and technological atmosphere to twist the old impression of traditional Chinese medicine.
Mar 6, 2020
illa Bimini Eco-Resort, The Bahamas
Design: Oppenheim Architecture
illa Bimini Eco-Resort, The Bahamas
Oppenheim Architecture’s illa Bimini is a new environmentally sustainable eco-resort offering a secluded retreat that encourages residents and guests to engage in a deeper connection with the surroundings.
8 Feb 2020
Wellness Pavilion Private Spa Hinterbrühl, Austria
Design: smartvoll
Wellness Pavilion Private Spa Hinterbrühl
The Wellness Pavilion Private Spa in Hinterbrühl, Austria has a floor plan that is reminiscent of an early modernistic painting by Mondrian. Architects smartvoll has translated this painting into the third dimension.
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Spas and Bath House Designs in 2019
24 Nov 2019
Steigenberger Hotel & Spa, Krems, Austria
Architects: GERNER GERNER PLUS
Steigenberger Hotel & Spa in Krems
This is an extension of the Hotel Steigenberger in Krems by 32 rooms, as well as property improvements.
20 Oct 2019
Hepburn Bath House and Spa, Victoria, Australia
Architects: Cox Architecture
Hepburn Bath House and Spa, Victoria
The redevelopment by Cox Architecture of Hepburn Bath House and Spa celebrates its prominence as an iconic local landmark and the continual use of the site as a therapeutic mineral spa centre, ensuring its viability and quality evolution into the future.
12 Nov 2019
Dar Hi in Naftah, Tunisia – Health and Wellness Hotel, North Africa
Architects: Matali Crasset
Dar Hi in Naftah, Tunisia
The Dar HI in Nefta was designed by Matali Crasset and the overall architectural goal was to give a strong proposition while in harmony with the natural site and the local life.
Sep 4, 2019
Drybar in Graton, California, USA
Design: Heitler Houstoun Architects
Drybar in Graton, California
Designed by Heitler Houstoun Architects the successful Drybar chain has made their interior design key to their brand, with a white marble bar, a chandelier of yellow blow dryers, and a coffered ceiling.
11 Aug 2019
BJK Nevzat Demir Facility, Istanbul, western Turkey
Architects: Elips Design Architecture
BJK Nevzat Demir Facility
BJK Nevzat Demir Facility Istanbul Spa & Pool by Elips Design Architecture: indoor pool and a spacious spa area for Besiktas Sports Club football players, Çekmeköy, Turkey.
8 July 2019
Jönköping Bathhouse, Lake Vättern, Jönköping, southern Sweden
Design: White Arkitekter
Jönköping Bathhouse
Scandinavian architecture practice White Arkitekter has won an architectural competition for Jönköping Bathhouse; an all-season bathhouse building on the shores of Lake Vättern, in the city of Jönköping in southern Sweden.
Jun 25, 2019
Strøm Nordic Spa Health & Beauty, Old Quebec, Canada
Design: Chevalier Morales Architectes
Strøm Nordic Spa Old Quebec, Health & Beauty
Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, the Strøm Nordic Spa in Old Quebec, which opened its doors in 2018, is a finalist at the International Hotel & Property Awards: design by Chevalier Morales Architectes
7 Jun 2019
Tyram Lakes Hotel and Spa, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Design: Baca Architects
Tyram Lakes Hotel and Spa
Tyram Lakes Hotel and Spa in South Yorkshire, £25m Rothgen Group resort in Northern England, UK, design by Baca Architects, to be operated by Campbell Gray Hotels on 165-acre woodland site.
Apr 17, 2019
The Pavillon Ouest Bromont, Québec, Canada
Design: Blouin Tardif Architecture Environnement
The Pavillon Ouest Bromont
The Pavillon Ouest in Bromont, Québec designed and built by architectural firm Blouin Tardif Architecture Environnement, the West Pavilion has a large terrace, hot tub and Turkish bath with views over Lac Gale.
15 Apr 2019
Blossom Dreams Hotel in Yangshuo County, Yangshuo, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China
Design: Co-Direction Design
Blossom Dreams Hotel in Yangshuo County
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Thermal Baths Building Designs
Thermal baths & spa architectural designs 2006 – 2013
7 Feb 2013
Emser Therme – Thermal Baths in Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Design: 4a Architekten
photo © David Matthiessen
Thermal Baths in Bad Ems
4a Architekten extend their bathing repertoire: The Bad Ems Thermal Baths proves itself with its distinct character and high standards of comfort.
18 Jan 2013
Thermenhotel Spreewald – Spa Hotel Burg, southeast Germany
Design: 4a Architekten
photograph © Jochen Stüber, Hamburg
Spa Hotel Spreewald
Nature, wellness and design – these were the guiding principles for 4a Architekten when constructing the Spreewald Spa Hotel in Burg. Situated in the heart of the Spree Forest next to the Spreewald Therme spa, also planned and built by 4a Architekten as early as 2005, this 4-star hotel offers its guests a feel-good atmosphere to relax in.
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23 Dec 2004
Therme Wien – Vienna Spa, Austria
Design: 4a Architekten
photograph : Cathrine Stukhard
Therme Wien – Vienna Spa, Austria
Nestling in the spa gardens of Vienna Oberlaa, Austria’s largest spa resort invites visitors to enjoy a special relaxing experience with a varied range of pools, rest areas, gastronomic and beauty facilities. The driving force behind the design concept of this new spa resort is nature itself.
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Thermal Baths Architecture Designs
Bathing architecture, alphabetical:
Gleichenberg Spa, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
Design: JSA
image : Jensen & Skodvin Architects
Gleichenberg Thermal Baths
Life medicine resort located in Steirisches Thermenland.
Lakeside Bath, Caldaro / Kaltern, Austria
Design: the next ENTERprise
photo : Lukas Schaller
Lakeside Baths Caldaro
Kaltern Lake is a nature reserve and access is restricted to a few bathing establishments on the Northern shore, the only public one being this site. The project’s intention is to blur the line between public space and reserved areas, and to establish the lido as part of public life.
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Aquatic Architecture
Swimming Pool Buildings
photo : Filippo Simonetti – Brunate
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Sports Building Developments
Nou Camp Stadium, Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeast Spain
Emirates Stadium, North London, Southeast England, UK
O2 arena, South London, Southeast England, UK.
Buildings / photos for the Thermal Baths Architecture – Spa Design page welcome.