London's Sleekest Spa, Courtesy of David Chipperfield - Remodelista
Photography via Hotel Café Royal, unless noted. All spas give a go at calming the senses. Lean, clean Carrara marble everywhere. The steam room is at once austerely modern and ancient looking. Chipperfield, not coincidentally, is a master of minimalism: See Best House of the Year. Chipperfield Architects incorporated state-of-the-art equipment by working in collaboration with spa builders 4SeasonsSpa. Photograph via Architizer. Akasha offers an international menu of treatments. Photograph via Architizer. The thoughtfully pared-down detailing extends to the Jacuzzi jets. A custom circular marble wash basin with nickel faucets. Photograph via 4SeasonsSpa. Treatment room for two with paneled wood ceiling and copper censers. The room comes with a soaking tub. World’s most glamorous sauna? Photograph via 4SeasonsSpa. The design, complete with domed ceiling, is built from hemlock. Photograph via Architizer. A lap pool with ethereal lighting. Photograph via Trip Advisor. The marble walls in the spa bathroom–and elsewhere in the hotel–were inspired by the surrounding rusticated faí§ades of Regent Street.