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Wellness Space
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6.54
4.92
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Shao Feng
Shao Feng Architectural Photographer at SFAP
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Sergio Mannino
Sergio Mannino Founder at Sergio Mannino Studio
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Caro Lundin
Caro Lundin Co-founder & Creative Director at ARC Club
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Roel Slabbers
Roel Slabbers Interior Architect Co-Founder at De Nieuwe Context
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5.75
David Chenery
David Chenery Director at Object Space Place
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Esra Lemmens
Esra Lemmens Founder & Design Strategist at Esra Lemmens Agency
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Anne-Laure Pingreoun
Anne-Laure Pingreoun Founder at Alter-Projects
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Nasim Köerting
Nasim Köerting Head of Design at The Office Group (TOG)
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Amrita Mahindroo
Amrita Mahindroo Director at DROO - Da Costa Mahindroo Architects
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6.5
Waad El Hadidy
Waad El Hadidy Design Director at SH Hotels and Resorts/Starwood Capital Group
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5.75
Venelin Kokalov
Venelin Kokalov Design Principal and Principal-in-Charge at Revery Architecture
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6.25
Kai LIU
Kai LIU Founder & Design Director at RIGI design
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Martijn Hoogendijk
Martijn Hoogendijk owner / creative director / designer at Martijn Hoogendijk
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Client
Kimberly Ross
Floor area
167 ㎡
Completion
2020
Founder and President
Partner and Studio Leader
Project Manager
Interior Designer

Rockwell Group was inspired by ORA’s desire to create a holistic wellness experience that is as effective and efficient as it is luxurious. Blending sleek lighting, curved walls, raw materials, a signature blue and white palette mixed with walnut and brass and copper metal accents, and touch points from Chinese design and tea culture, we created a welcoming and expansive-feeling oasis in an intimate, L-shaped space with soaring ceilings. Guests are greeted at ORA in an open lounge that doubles as a tearoom. A marble reception counter also serves teas and tonics that complement the acupuncture and cupping treatments. A custom, dip-dyed blue and white rope installation with an undulating form hangs above the counter and is a striking presence from the street. A grid of white and walnut open, apothecary-style shelving behind the counter displays products and teas, and contrast with the existing brick wall opposite. The lounge features custom leather seating with Chinese joinery-inspired details. Los Angeles-based potter Peter Sheldon created a ceramic art piece for the end of the treatment hallway and ceramic tabletops in the lounge. The wood floor is stained a deep indigo. Swing-arm sconces by Brendan Ravenhill feature aluminum shades that reflect the grain pattern of their wood molds, for an organic and modern look. The seven treatment rooms are angled next to each other with curved, crimped exterior walls that create the illusion of privacy as guests enter and the feeling of expansion as the exit. A “Misty” runner by David Rockwell for The Rug Company guides guests to their room, using bamboo silk to depict a deep, rich indigo blue ombré motif that fades to white at its edges. Treatment rooms contain guest niches with custom wood storage cabinets, a metal hanging frame system with a round mirror, lights, clothing hooks, and phone charging station. A prep stand holds a brass pole and portable modern lanterns that cue different treatment rituals, depending on their placement and illumination. Fiberglass pendants have a rice paper appearance. Rockwell Group’s graphics team designed the floral pattern used in ORA’s branding, creating a custom print using medicinal flowers in a Chinoiserie-inspired pattern. The pattern is also stenciled on the mirrors in the treatment rooms.