Бассейны и сауны№58 4 Contents Royal majesty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Amstel Intercontinental — a luxury five-star Amsterdam hotel, offering incomparable tradition and excellence. It can be said the heart and soul of The Netherlands resides at InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam. A shimmering presence located directly at the famous Amstel River, this luxurious five-star Amsterdam hotel welcomed its first guests in 1867, and has been celebrated for its regal magnificence and residential warmth ever since. A palatial ambience — with soaring archways and twinkling chandeliers — belies a truly intimate greeting. Located in the heart of downtown, at the convergence of the financial, cultural, and shopping districts, this prestigious central Amsterdam hotel — voted the Netherlands’ best in 2008 by «Conde Nast Traveller» — beckons with a rich blend of classic elegance and modern luxury. Successful metamorphosis . . . . . . . .22 A reconstruction of thermal water complex «VitaSol Therme» in a German city of Bad Salzuflen has turned it into the real oasis of beauty and health. Due to the renovation of the main pavilion, the list of facilities for rest and balneal procedures has been significantly expanded, and the atmosphere of a full relaxation and magnificent well-being has been created. Haut art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 The owners wanted to keep their impressions from their holidays in the apartment located at sea coast in a charming place of Costa del Sol in Spain where they were enjoying the magnificent environment. These reminiscences has become the inspiration source for the indoor pool style in their German house — dark blue sea, slim cypresses, picturesque small houses on mountain sides… Meditation in a stone cavern . . . . . . .38 Leave your impressions of the world around outside on entering this artificial grotto — they all will fade away and be erased as soon as you get in a modern wellness-temple with unusual «landscape» and expressive shapes of stone walls. All the building is perceived as a solid monolith, as a rock cave. Oasis of calm and harmony . . . . . . . .42 The wellness-center in the country hotel «Istra Holiday» offers both rest in a unique relaxation pool and a number of health improvement procedures. It was the natural materials’ esthetics that had inspired the interior designers: look at the way the matching color combinations are simulating bright paints of a coast. Light, space and friendly heat . . . . . .52 As the «Aqualand» company’s experts state, the given project is that rare occurence when almost all the classical hammam’s construction rules have been observed. Aquatory of possibilities . . . . . . . . . . .56 If to count the per capita quantity of pools in our country, we’re far behind the USA. The American statistics declares every 240 persons per one pool (including private ones) while we in Russia indicate the impressing 20 000 persons. Nevertheless the number of private pool owners in Russia keeps growing more and more. This Russian market’s segment has the basic players offering to the Russian consumers a wide choice of «home seas» — from a stationary construction to inflatable pool. Water pastoral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 The «Interbad» fair is the largest event in the Europe’s pool, sauna and spa industry –successfully passed in October, 2010 in Stuttgart. 465 companies from 21 countries presented new ideas, solutions and inventions. After four days of work «Interbad» declares 16 000 expert visitors from 76 countries. Organizers succeded to present a wide range of production in the given sector, actively cooperating with trade unions and associations. Facing — from a word «face» . . . . . .78 All the pool bowl’s surface contacts to water, and the pool premise walls are constantly under the influence of damp air. A bottom of this artificial reservoir together with its «coastal» and rest zones should be faced with non-slipping and, whenever possible, bright and beautiful materials. The century-long pool operating experience has shown that it’s the ceramic tile and a mosaic that matches the above-listed requirements. «BEAUTIFUL HOUSES 2010». . . . . .86 The summary about the «BEAUTIFUL HOUSES» fair, caused a huge interest in the professional environment. The media exhibition holding «Beautiful houses»/WEG to have launched this essentially new large-scale exhibition this fall. An idea to invite the best architectural bureaus, design studios, construction companies and manufacturers on one common platform was supported by the Moscow chamber of commerce, the Union of Architects of Russia, the Union of the Moscow architects, the Moscow architectural society, etc. As a result, more than 100 companies have taken part in this professional forum. From November, 2 till November, 5th, 2010, over 14 thousand people visited the fair in the «Crocus Expo» exhibition center. Philosophy of rest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 In a rest complex «SPA Hotel Usma and Usmas Kempings» nearby to Riga the professional staff concerns water treatment a very serious procedure, so that fact contributes to believe that a relaxation and organism improvement here is the whole philosophy. This place’s motto says: «Just stop and have a rest to comprehend your achievements». Swiss oasis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 We’re delighted that you’ve discovered us. If your expectations are rather high, then you’ve come to the right place: we’re not only a Grand Hotel but also a design hotel, golf hotel and wellness hotel. Our five-star-superior establishment is located in the middle of an idyllic park at the entrance to the traffic-free village of Gstaad. Faucets: practical beauty . . . . . . . . .124 A modern faucet is something more than just an ergonomic device regulating water pressure and temperature. The high-quality armature for bath, shower, washstands, sinks, bidets amazes with both convenience and functionality, surprising design and engineering ideas. Art of steam bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 The graceful bath house made of round pine logs, denies stereotypes about wooden constructions in traditional architectural style. It visually «soars» freely in space, challenging gravitation laws, and it seems like it’s just about ready to fly up. Range of bath-houses . . . . . . . . . . .136 According to historians, ancient Romans used to love bath procedures so mush that even meeting each other instead of a greeting they asked: «How do you sweat?» And the certain answer was: «in thermae!» Today we have a significantly wider range — from a cabin with a steam generator to a Japanese bath. Steam variations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Air temperature — 90–130 °C, relative humidity — no more than 15 %. That’s the way the generalized sauna «formula» looks, speaking the «sauna dry» language. The formula isn’t a subject to a variation, as attempting to change parameters you’ll get just other bath-house type. But there are a lot of different ways to bring these set parameters to life. № (58)’2011 1 118 154 22 78
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