Minggu, 26 Desember 2010

Atomic Spa Suisse Interior Design by Simone Micheli

Atomic Spa Welcome Interior Simone Micheli

Atomic Spa Suisse is part of the fabulous Boscolo Exedra Hotel in Milan, this interior design scheme by self-proclaimed ‘architectural hero’ Simone Micheli demands to be talked about in its own right.

Truly Beige Minimalist Wall


Extravagantly described by Micheli as ‘a work capable of touching emotions’, Atomic Spa Suisse – comprising treatment cabins, sauna, Turkish bath, large swimming pool with hydro massage jets and relaxation area – is a long way from the pristine minimalism of many hotel spas.

Calm Relax Atmosphere Modern Spa


The reception has a curvaceous, custommade desk made of polished white wood, which reflects the light from multicoloured LEDs mounted in the back wall. The desk, which was designed by Micheli and made by Mioblu SpecialWellness, is punctured by a single porthole, edged in acid green, which is lit inside by more LEDs. To the left of the reception desk is a full-height window printed with random arrangement of words relating to the functions of the spa.



Through this visitors are given a tantalising glimpse of the pool and relaxation area, but the graphic limits visibility just enough to keep the main spa area feeling private.

Atomic Suisse Modern Spa


On the reception ceiling, Micheli placed several ‘mirror bubbles’, half-spheres of plastic, coated in chrome. These bubbles are a strong motif throughout the scheme, linking the design of each of the areas. There are more bubbles on the ceiling of a corridor, which runs from the reception, and gives on to two treatment cabins. In one wall of the corridor, two rounded windows, again edged in acid green and illuminated by LEDs, look into the sauna and the Turkish bath. The outer walls of both the Turkish bath and sauna are mirrored.

Simone Micheli Swimming Pool


The treatment cabins are understated in their design, with Prun stone flooring (a pink Italian limestone), white sink units by Simas Acqua Space and white shelving. But these neutral colours are accented with touches of acid green in the taps, graphics on the entrance doors, door handles, and the doors of floor-to-ceiling built-in closets. The gleaming white of the sink units and shelving reflects coloured LED lighting.





The interior of the Turkish bath is lined with a luxurious white pearl mosaic, and there are white bench seats illuminated from beneath. The sauna is paneled with cedar lath decorated with carved lettering spelling out ‘beauty inspires wonderful thoughts’. Everything described so far is beautifully conceived, but without a doubt, the most breathtaking parts of this scheme are the swimming pool and the adjacent relaxation areas.







Several large, sinuous tree-like structures made of expanded polypropylene appear to support an undulating, cave-like ceiling studded with hundreds of the same mirror bubbles that are used in the reception and corridor. In the pool the mirror-bubble edges are lit with blue LEDs and sensationally reflected in the swimming pool, which is lined with white pearl mosaic. By the swimming pool are four showers, two warm, two cold, screened by a fulllength beveled window. The large showerheads are studded with LEDs – blue for cold and red for warm.

Source : Simone Micheli

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