It’s a Spa, Spa, Spa, Spa World
November 3, 2003
There isn’t an executive alive today who has not been forewarned of the negative effects of stress on health. Personal trainers, yoga and meditation sessions are part of the contemporary working vernacular. Regular visits to the spa are at an all-time high, especially for men. A new survey conducted by the International Spa Association (ISPA) reports that men constitute 29 percent of all spa-goers—up 4 percent from last year. But not everyone wants to leave the comforts of home just to de-stress. The master bathroom still reigns supreme as the hands-down destination for the great unwind.
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Ray Booth’s Fonderie bathroom suite at the Kohler Design Center, using Iron Works Historic pieces, is a modern update of vintage Victoriana. | |
"A weekly regimen of spa treatments reduces stress levels while improving health and longevity," observes New York architect Robert Henry. "And people are finally realizing that these attributes also make for better business." As the designer of such serene spas as Ajune in Manhattan and the Spa at Amelia Island Plantation, Fla., Henry is frequently hired to create spalike bathrooms for residential clients. One project on the boards for a Long Island Sound weekend residence is a freestanding pavilion with specific spaces designated for elliptical and weight training, massage, sauna, steam, a cold plunge pool and hydrotherapy. The centerpiece of this zone is a deluge shower defined by its 2-inch column of water that falls from 14 feet to pummel tense shoulders, the neck and lower back muscles.
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