The art of deep relaxation

The art of deep relaxation

The design of spas and wellness facilities is one of the focuses of Studio Aledolci & Co., designers of the new CBD Spa at the SchlossHotel in Zermatt, as well as an area dedicated to fitness and yoga.
Founded in 2009 by architect Alessandro Dolci in Egna (Bolzano), the studio successfully met the needs of the client for an interior design with a metropolitan feel, while making no concessions to an obviously mountain-style aesthetic. The solutions adopted demonstrate high functional value and a distinct aesthetic identity, thanks in part to the use of specific wall coverings, namely GlamFusion for wet areas and GlamPure for the yoga room, as explained by the designers.

What were the client's requirements and how did you develop the design?
The SchlossHotel was to house Switzerland’s first CBD Spa, which uses only hemp-derived natural products, as well as spaces for fitness and yoga.
The requirement was for a space made with the finest materials available on the market, with an optimal guest treatment concept and the adoption of a pared-back metropolitan aesthetic style, free from folklore references and mountain-style atmospheres, through the use of sophisticated surfaces.
The design had to optimise a basement space of 350m2, with a cavity partially open on one side of the volume. It was this cavity that proved to be crucial, offering the possibility of opening up the spaces to the outside. Overlooking it are the main lounge, the Finnish sauna, the biggest and hottest, and the ice room, the CBD Spa’s technological peak.
The smart choice for the lighting was opting to feature the subjects of the wallpapers on all the indirectly/naturally lit walls. The spa transforms into a kind of sub from which to admire the strange, intriguing outer world depicted by the wallcovering designs.

Which Glamora products were used and why were they chosen?
The wallcovering used in the spa (reaction treatment areas, backsplash) is GlamFusion. It is the ideal product not just for showers, but also for critical situations such as protecting the walls from massage oil (beauty rooms), constant aggressive cleaning (the surfaces of the herbal tea stand), or in hallways where greater resistance to scratches and wear is required.

How do the patterns on the wallpaper relate to the spaces themselves?
For the spa we opted for Aquarium, which evokes an underwater world. The shapes, scale, colour and directionality of its design instantly struck us as a distinctive feature of the project.
For the yoga room, GlamPure was the immediate choice, given that the medium is made from natural material, which is immediately evident both visually and to the touch. The Temps Perdu pattern is beautiful, perfect for this kind of space and for underlining the Japanese origin of the concept.

What led you to choose Glamora as a partner for the project?
We have already been using Glamora in our designs for some years, especially for subjects that often appear on our moodboards for their similarity in terms of colour, theme and pattern. This is the first time we have used GlamFusion in a spa, placing a great deal of faith in it. We have been designing spas for over ten years, we know their technical pitfalls and construction difficulties: GlamFusion and Glamora have convinced both us and our clients.

Alessandro Dolci, studio aledolci & co