A GARDA LAKE HOTEL WITH AYURVEDIC STYLE
In Brenzone, on the Venetian side of Lake Garda, the Consolini Group decided to give the Belfiore Park
Hotel a decidedly ayurvedic dimension by opening a new wellness centre spread along an entire floor
of the hotel and named the Dhara Wellness. The project aimed to create a balance between the
classical elements of the SPA by carefully studying
spaces, forms, materials, colours and lights. The architect Alberto Apostoli, responsible of the project,
commented: “The space is very homogeneous from an aesthetic point of view but it is also full of
innovative solutions, and small details that were constructed with. I care and respect for the territory
combined with a new cultural approach”. By taking advantage of the local materials, the particularities
of the location and a natural spring that was discovered during the construction, the SPA obtains a
sensorial environment that is alive with every construction detail and material that was specially
designed for it. Following a characteristic horizontal element made with bamboo canes that run along
the entire floor leading to the
SPA, one enters, or rather “filters in”, a socializing room that is neutral and contemporary. A final
element is the large olive tree that was placed within the structure during the intervention; it was
originally from the land adjacent to the Hotel. The geometrical and emotional core of the SPA is a basin
of water that is constantly replenished by the natural spring whose
waters are utilized almost as a lining as it flows directly onto the bare stone. Within the basin, there is
a shower that is made by a particular element that is the local stone and a special Kneipp treatment
composed by single pools that are also made in the local stone. The sauna, another strong element of
the centre, is created entirely in stone and is characterised by a large glass partition for the unusual
transfer to the basin of water. Alongside the sauna is a vapour bath, covered by a special mosaic in
resin whose parts “digitally” recreate the intertwined branches of the lemon trees. The relax area is
positioned at the end of the centre and offers a magnificent view of the lake that is only a couple of
meters away.
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