Hydrotherapy Spa

Design rendering of the spa's desert-themed warm zone: a round hot tub among cactus and succulent beds, with lanterns and skylights above.

Concept Design | Unbuilt | 2019

A young entrepreneur planning to open a hydrotherapy spa engaged Potts Lang Architects for concept drawings to present to investors. The brief was a complete wellness destination under one roof: thermal and cold therapies, treatment rooms, a yoga studio, and places to rest in between.

The design organizes the spa as a journey between climates. From reception and the locker rooms, guests enter a central lounge where a desert-themed warm zone, with a hot tub, sauna, and steam room, gives way to an arctic-themed cold zone with an igloo ice room and cold plunge. A salt float, a row of claw-foot soaking tubs, and experiential rain showers sit between them. Beyond, a skylit atrium holds a pool framed by waterfalls and planting, opening onto an outdoor garden with a fire pit, a foot massage path, and a meditation labyrinth. Massage, Reiki, and therapy rooms, including a couple's suite, line a quieter wing beside the yoga studio.

The result was a set of plans and renderings that gave investors a clear picture of the experience being proposed.

GALLERY

Concept floor plan of the hydrotherapy spa, from reception and treatment rooms to the thermal lounge, pool atrium, and outdoor garden.
Design rendering of the skylit atrium, with hanging chairs, a blue-tiled floor, and a pool beneath waterfalls and trailing plants.
Design rendering of the arctic-themed cold zone, with a frosted white tree and glowing lanterns.
Design rendering inside the igloo ice room: curved white block walls around a sunken lounge with lanterns and robes.
Design rendering of the warm zone from another angle, with the hot tub beyond a fountain and bamboo planting.
Design rendering of the spa's desert-themed warm zone: a round hot tub among cactus and succulent beds, with lanterns and skylights above.