Sauna, cold plunge and natural bathing pool laid out as one sequence guests move through. Contrast bathing done properly, outdoors in the landscape rather than in a basement.
Planting, decking, edges and the approach are designed together, so the water sits in the landscape as though it had always been there.
Guests will travel for a well-made bathing sequence, and they will photograph it. It gives a wellness or spa offer something concrete at its centre, extends the shoulder season and gives returning guests something to come back for. To be clear about what it is: a natural bathing pool kept clear by planting and biology, not a heated spa pool.
Open water, timber and planting photograph well through the year. Useful for how the venue is seen and sold.
It works alongside treatment rooms, yoga and retreat programmes rather than competing with them.
A commercial installation is not a domestic pool with more people in it. We design and build to the standards that apply to public and commercial bathing water, and we expect to evidence it.
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and COSHH.
Legionella risk assessment under HSE L8 and HSG274.
PWTAG good practice for bathing water treatment and management.
The pool is only half of it. What keeps commercial bathing water safe is the routine around it, so we set that up with the people who will actually run it.
A written water-safety plan agreed with your operations and maintenance leads.
A testing regime and record-keeping your team can run day to day.
Ongoing management support and aftercare once the pool is open.
If you are considering natural bathing as part of a wellness offer, the first conversation costs nothing. Book a free design consultation and we will visit the site, look at what is possible and give you an honest guide price. No obligation.
