{"id":224090,"date":"2024-03-28T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=224090"},"modified":"2024-03-25T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:15:43","slug":"see-the-latest-bathhouse-locale-by-rockwell-group","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/see-the-latest-bathhouse-locale-by-rockwell-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam the Day Away in New York\u2019s Latest Bathhouse Locale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The neutral pool\u2019s inverted pyramid has a cavity that emits color-changing light. Photo by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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March 28, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Rebecca Dalzell<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steam the Day Away in New York\u2019s Latest Bathhouse Locale<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge founded Bathhouse to fill a gap in New York\u2019s wellness scene. Somewhere between a luxury spa and a spartan Russian banya, it combines the social aspects of bathing culture around the world with moody lighting, modern amenities, and restorative treatments. Bathhouse debuted in Williamsburg in 2019. A second location just opened in January in Manhattan\u2019s Flatiron District with interiors by Rockwell Group<\/a>. (Colberg Architecture<\/a> served as partner architect.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Rockwell Group Created an Urban Oasis for the New Bathhouse\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Select thermal pools are heated with the energy byproduct\u2028of Bitcoin mining. Photography by Adrian Gaut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The project intrigued Rockwell Group founder and president David Rockwell, an Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Famer<\/a> whose firm celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. \u201cAn urban oasis was something I hadn\u2019t done before,\u201d he says. The 35,000-square-foot, three-story space is mostly underground: Guests enter on the ground level, but the pools, saunas, treatment rooms, and caf\u00e9 are all below. The subterranean location evoked a sense of drama for Rockwell, who is also a Tony Award\u2013winning set designer (his latest is the Broadway revival of Doubt<\/em>). He and his team conceived a backstory based on the narrative template of the Hero\u2019s Journey, creating a series of portals that lead visitors down to the baths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cedar-lined dry sauna centers on an altarlike heater where sauna masters perform Aufguss, a sensory ritual. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe added a ritualistic aspect to passing through the different spaces,\u201d Rockwell notes. There\u2019s a sense of adventure and curiosity as one moves deeper inside. On the ground floor, a black-granite wall with a vertical strip of light marks the staircase entry, while in the corridor leading to the below-grade treatment area, walls of layered travertine in slightly different colors\u2014dark to light\u2014allude to rock strata, as if descending through the earth. Other thresholds use fluted glass, mirrors, or compression; one domed vestibule has a Dean Barger mural. On the lowest level, guests receive the payoff: pools illuminated in tones corresponding to temperature. Some sit under inverted metallic-painted pyramids with a cavity that emits color-changing light, which you can only see from the water. It\u2019s like discovering a mythic civilization under West 22nd Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the Newest Bathhouse in New York’s Flatiron District, Designed by Rockwell Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The neutral pool\u2019s inverted pyramid has a cavity that emits color-changing light. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rockwell Group founder and president David Rockwell. Photography by Clemens Kois.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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At Bathhouse\u2019s Manhattan location, by Rockwell Group and Colberg Architecture, an inverted pyramid, painted to resemble patinated metal, hangs above the neutral pool. Photography by Adrian Gaut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pendant fixtures in the caf\u00e9 evoke river rocks. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The ground-floor reception sets the tone for the cool organic color palette. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Green-purple slate tiles clad the Russian-style banya, where a stone-encased gas furnace heats the room to 194 degrees. Photography by Adrian Gaut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Black-mirrored portals lead guests through the locker rooms. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lounge seating in the caf\u00e9 creates a communal gathering place. Photography by Emily Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A domed vestibule greets guests on the first of two underground levels. Photography by Adrian Gaut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n