Bathhouse spa with sensory deprivation tank opens in old Williamsburg soda factory
A 1930s soda factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been transformed into bathhouse with a subterranean spa influenced by Scandinavian saunas, Russian banyas and Turkish hammams.
Founders Jason Goodman and Travis Talmadge collaborated with Manhattan firm Verona Carpenter Architects to reinvigorate the space to be a unique venue for social bathing called Bathhouse.
The 600-square-metre underground spa is lined with original brickwork and geometric matte-black tiles. A custom aqua and white tile mural by illustrator Amit Greenberg displays an Ancient Roman-inspired bathing scene as a focal point on the back wall.
Among the globally influenced therapies are two red cedar saunas: one "tropical" with more humidity and the other with less moisture that is more typically Finnish-style. There is also a steam room, a trio of thermal pools ? including a traditionally Russian cold plunge ? and multiple heated marble slabs adapted from a Turkish hammam.
The pools are surrounded by 10 private treatment rooms with original vaulted ceilings.
Programming incorporates ancient wellness rituals and modern recovery techniques developed by sports professionals, such as athletic massages, stretching, head-to-toe scrubs and cryotherapy.
The spa also has a sensory deprivation chamber with an isolation tank designed by Float Labs, which is saturated with Epsom salts to create a feeling of weightlessness.
"Float Labs makes the only tanks that are UL-certified (a global safety certi...
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