⛲ Alba Thermal Springs | Design

📍Alba Thermal Springs | Hayball

◻️ FINGAL, AUSTRALIA | THERM, WELLNESS INTERIORS | 2022

◻️ Architects: Hayball

◻️ Area: 150,000 m²

◻️ Interior Designers: Hayball

➡️ Alba Thermal Springs & Spa is an enduring 15-hectare tourism venture with rejuvenation at its heart. Drawing on the unique endemic planting communities and shifting atmosphere of the Mornington Peninsula environment, Alba Thermal Springs & Spa reimagines the former green wedge site into an immersive bathing and wellness destination, comprising 32 geothermal pools, water features, and spa buildings nestled into the tertiary dune landscape.

➡️ Taking advantage of the natural fall in the land, the main building emerges from the gentle undulation of the terrain. The form is characterized by raw concrete allowing the organic sensibilities of the site to be the hero and cultivate a language between built form and landscape. The façade’s ribbed texture, bronze glass, and metallic finishes add an of element robustness and minor intervention amongst the natural surroundings.