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Creating spas of distinction We find out how ESPA’s Design and Consultancy team delivers bespoke wellness concepts for the world’s most luxurious spas and resorts
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leader in spa and wellness innovation since 1992, ESPA’s Design and Consultancy (D&C) service offers a Jackie O’Hare flexible, turnkey solution to create one-of-a-kind luxury spas. Its global team of more than 150 skilled professionals has delivered more than 550 spas in 55 countries, amassing a huge breadth and depth of experience in designing, creating, launching and managing state-of-the-art spas within hotels and resorts. Having been instrumental in all areas of ESPA over the past 28 years, Jackie O’Hare now leads the D&C team as global commercial director. European Spa asks her what the D&C service can offer the wellness industry in 2023. What makes ESPA D&C stand out? Every spa we create is 100% bespoke and our concepts are positioned at the leading edge of the rapidly developing wellness industry, drawing on the expertise of our Spa Division team. We oversee everything from concept to design and build development, working with world-renowned architects
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ESPA Life Waldorf Astoria, Lusail, Doha A pioneering concept in Qatar, ESPA Life at Waldorf Astoria Lusail is a new flagship spa for the Middle East. Located across three floors and spanning 3,000sqm, ESPA’s D&C service worked with world-renowned French interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon to create a sanctuary for physical and mindful regeneration. Inspired by the world of luxury yachting, a contemporary, elegant spa with a 180-degree vista captures views of the bay (left) and Lusail skyline. Indoor and outdoor zones are connected by a terrace that flows around the spa, while interiors inspired by the local landscape have finishes alluding to the desert sand and
shimmering seas (above). Guests enter through a curved portal, and are visually guided from space to space through a series of arches. Facilities include 19 treatment rooms and a VIP private spa suite with accents of gold, mother of pearl and azure Murano glass tiles, hot vitality pools, hammams, aromatherapy steam rooms and sauna cabins. Daniel Golby, managing director, ESPA International, says: “Our D&C team worked closely with Waldorf Astoria and Hilton, from initial concept to opening, to create a one-of-a-kind spa that represents the future of wellness, while at the same time reflecting the unique character of Doha.”
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