Project: London Grand Prix Deisgn: Populous Location: London, UK Vision for London Grand Prix unveiled Santander, lead sponsor of the British Formula One Grand Prix, has unveiled its vision for a street-race route incorporating some of London’s most iconic landmarks.
Populous were appointed to compile the detailed feasibility study for the proposals on behalf of Santander. Under the proposals, the 5.1km (3.1-mile) London street-race has been conceived as a night event and incorporates a start/finish straight located on The Mall. The route incorporates 14 corners and passes Buckingham Palace.
Featuring 14 corners, cars would travel at high speed in front of Buckingham Palace, around Parliament Square, along the Embankment and up to Trafalgar Square.
Populous considered all necessary logistical elements in its study, such as run-off areas; bespoke garages in which to house the teams; and spectator areas.
Buckingham Palace features on the route
Project: Jubilee Gardens Playspace Design: Frosts Landscapes London: London, UK Jubilee Gardens restoration complete Jubilee Gardens Playspace opened at the end of June on London’s South Bank, completing the transformation of Jubilee Gardens ahead of the Olympic Games.
The playground was designed by Frosts Landscapes and features a range of Timberplay equipment including a large climbing structure, a ‘Timberwood Tangle’ and a flock of wobbly sheep. The space is overlooked by the London Eye.
Created in 1977, Jubilee Gardens were restored by Dutch landscape architects West 8 in time for the Queen’s Jubilee.
The playground has been designed for older children
Project: The Cube Design: Ken Shuttleworth & Make Architects Location: Birmingham, UK The Cube, based in Birmingham’s Mailbox district, has won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) regional award for the West Midlands category, securing it a place on the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist.
The 25-storey mixed use building was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and his team at Make Architects, and houses boutique hotel Hotel Indigo, private health club and spa theclubandspa, Marco Pierre White’s Steak House, Brazilian restaurant Rodizo Rico plus offices and apartments.
The design was based on a ‘jewellery box’
Project: Four Seasons Baku Design: Reardon Smith Location: Baku, Azerbaijan Baku’s latest five star hotel opens The Four Seasons has opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, joining seven other five star hotels that have opened in the city in the past year.
The hotel, which has been designed in the ‘French beaux arts style’ features 171 guest rooms – including 29 suites – almost all with balconies and views of the Caspian Sea or of Baku’s Old City. It also has a penthouse spa, a seventh floor swimming pool set underneath a glass atrium and than 1,800 sq m of function space.
Reardon Smith were responsible for the architecture, and interior design was by Richmond International.
See feature on Baku, Leisure Management, Q2 2012, p40
The Four Seasons Baku features 171 guest rooms
Project: MECA Design: BIG architects Location: Bordeaux, France BIG designs MECA to culture in Bordeaux An architectural team led by BIG architects has won the competition to design a new 12,000sq m cultural centre on Bordeaux’s riverfront, merging three cultural institutions.
The new Maison de L’Economie Creative et de la Culture en Aquitaine (MECA) will incorporate new centres for contemporary art, performing art and literature and movies. The building is conceived as a ‘single loop of public space and cultural institutions’. The outside of MECA can be transformed into a stage for concerts and art installations.
The cultural centre will be situated on the riverfront
Project: Gardens by the Bay Design: Wilkinson Eyre Architects Location: Singapore Gardens by the Bay opens in Singapore Singapore’s newest tourist attraction, Gardens by the Bay, opened at the end of June.
UK-based Wilkinson Eyre Architects has worked with Grant Associates, Atelier One, Land Design Studio and Atelier Ten on the 101-hectare (249-acre) first phase of the project.
The gardens feature two lakes, the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories, the Heritage Gardens and the ‘Supertrees’, measuring between 25m and 50m in height; two of which are connected by a 128m public walkway.
Living Earth Crafts has launched the new Insignia 2.0 Ellipse™ Multi-purpose Treatment Table,
combining award-winning comfort and striking design aesthetics with operational excellence. [more...]
Himalayan Source has launched the Himalayan Salt Capsule to help spa, wellness and fitness
facilities or residences upgrade their offering with halotherapy. [more...]
Project: London Grand Prix Deisgn: Populous Location: London, UK Vision for London Grand Prix unveiled Santander, lead sponsor of the British Formula One Grand Prix, has unveiled its vision for a street-race route incorporating some of London’s most iconic landmarks.
Populous were appointed to compile the detailed feasibility study for the proposals on behalf of Santander. Under the proposals, the 5.1km (3.1-mile) London street-race has been conceived as a night event and incorporates a start/finish straight located on The Mall. The route incorporates 14 corners and passes Buckingham Palace.
Featuring 14 corners, cars would travel at high speed in front of Buckingham Palace, around Parliament Square, along the Embankment and up to Trafalgar Square.
Populous considered all necessary logistical elements in its study, such as run-off areas; bespoke garages in which to house the teams; and spectator areas.
Buckingham Palace features on the route
Project: Jubilee Gardens Playspace Design: Frosts Landscapes London: London, UK Jubilee Gardens restoration complete Jubilee Gardens Playspace opened at the end of June on London’s South Bank, completing the transformation of Jubilee Gardens ahead of the Olympic Games.
The playground was designed by Frosts Landscapes and features a range of Timberplay equipment including a large climbing structure, a ‘Timberwood Tangle’ and a flock of wobbly sheep. The space is overlooked by the London Eye.
Created in 1977, Jubilee Gardens were restored by Dutch landscape architects West 8 in time for the Queen’s Jubilee.
The playground has been designed for older children
Project: The Cube Design: Ken Shuttleworth & Make Architects Location: Birmingham, UK The Cube, based in Birmingham’s Mailbox district, has won the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) regional award for the West Midlands category, securing it a place on the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist.
The 25-storey mixed use building was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and his team at Make Architects, and houses boutique hotel Hotel Indigo, private health club and spa theclubandspa, Marco Pierre White’s Steak House, Brazilian restaurant Rodizo Rico plus offices and apartments.
The design was based on a ‘jewellery box’
Project: Four Seasons Baku Design: Reardon Smith Location: Baku, Azerbaijan Baku’s latest five star hotel opens The Four Seasons has opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, joining seven other five star hotels that have opened in the city in the past year.
The hotel, which has been designed in the ‘French beaux arts style’ features 171 guest rooms – including 29 suites – almost all with balconies and views of the Caspian Sea or of Baku’s Old City. It also has a penthouse spa, a seventh floor swimming pool set underneath a glass atrium and than 1,800 sq m of function space.
Reardon Smith were responsible for the architecture, and interior design was by Richmond International.
See feature on Baku, Leisure Management, Q2 2012, p40
The Four Seasons Baku features 171 guest rooms
Project: MECA Design: BIG architects Location: Bordeaux, France BIG designs MECA to culture in Bordeaux An architectural team led by BIG architects has won the competition to design a new 12,000sq m cultural centre on Bordeaux’s riverfront, merging three cultural institutions.
The new Maison de L’Economie Creative et de la Culture en Aquitaine (MECA) will incorporate new centres for contemporary art, performing art and literature and movies. The building is conceived as a ‘single loop of public space and cultural institutions’. The outside of MECA can be transformed into a stage for concerts and art installations.
The cultural centre will be situated on the riverfront
Project: Gardens by the Bay Design: Wilkinson Eyre Architects Location: Singapore Gardens by the Bay opens in Singapore Singapore’s newest tourist attraction, Gardens by the Bay, opened at the end of June.
UK-based Wilkinson Eyre Architects has worked with Grant Associates, Atelier One, Land Design Studio and Atelier Ten on the 101-hectare (249-acre) first phase of the project.
The gardens feature two lakes, the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories, the Heritage Gardens and the ‘Supertrees’, measuring between 25m and 50m in height; two of which are connected by a 128m public walkway.
Five-star Scottish countryside retreat Mar Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in Bishopton has lifted
the curtain on its newly refurbished spa and leisure suite.
Evian Spa, the spa and wellness brand inspired by the premium mineral water brand, has
arrived in Doha, marking its inaugural Middle Eastern location and fifth global destination.
A new nature-inspired wellness destination called Align is coming to Tucson, spearheaded by
brothers and local hospitality entrepreneurs Mark and Eric Erman.
QC New York, a luxury Italian day spa on Governors Island, will expand its offering this July by
adding an extra 15,000sq ft of space. This new area will feature sensory saunas, waterfalls, a
salt room, an ice room, a lavender room, a 142-seat bistro and a waterbed relaxation room.
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released promising new research on the wellness real
estate market at its third-annual Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium in
Manhattan.
Paul Hawco, a seasoned figure in the international wellness industry, has assumed the role of
executive director – integrated wellbeing at independent, hospitality group Banyan Group.
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee in the southeastern US state of Georgia is celebrating a
new milestone after unveiling its newly renovated 27,000sq ft destination spa.
Art’otel, Radisson’s contemporary art-inspired lifestyle hotel brand, has strengthened its
presence in London with a new hotel in Hoxton fusing art, design and hospitality.
Luxury hotel brand Aman, widely known for its strong spa focus, has just launched its much-
talked-about sister brand Janu in Tokyo – complete with a 4,000sq m urban wellness retreat.
Equinox, has teamed up with health platform, Function Health, to offer 100 comprehensive
laboratory tests, giving members vital insights into their internal health.
Living Earth Crafts has launched the new Insignia 2.0 Ellipse™ Multi-purpose Treatment Table,
combining award-winning comfort and striking design aesthetics with operational excellence. [more...]
Himalayan Source has launched the Himalayan Salt Capsule to help spa, wellness and fitness
facilities or residences upgrade their offering with halotherapy. [more...]
