WELLNESS ARCHITECTURE
fields and photo-catalytic coating for surfaces to break down bacteria, viruses and volatile organic compounds. Even the lighting system mimics our circadian rhythms. The lights provide a softer, yellow hue in the evenings to stimulate production of the sleep hormone melatonin, while brighter blue hues during the day boost cortisol production and energy levels and reduce or even eliminate jet lag. Interestingly, the new standards pay
just as much attention to emotional and psychological wellbeing as physical health, with complementary elements such as aromatherapy, acupressure and sound-wave therapy incorporated because they’ve been proven to work. Nevertheless, physical health and fi tness is an important part of the concept, with a number of elements being trialled at the 66 East 11th Street development in New York City – albeit at a luxury end of the scale that may not be specifi ed in the fi nal published version of the standards. For example, Donna Karan’s wellbeing
foundation Urban Zen offers a wellness concierge service at 66 East 11th Street, which will make customised arrangements with leading personal trainers, physical therapists and yoga, pilates and martial arts instructors for sessions both within the home and elsewhere in the city, as well as co-ordinating fi tness class appointments for residents. Adequate space for various forms of
exercise will also be incorporated and designed to minimise sound, reduce microbial growth and odours. Staircases will be enhanced through lighting, design and biophilic elements, making them more inviting and pleasant to use. Space will be allocated for bike storage. And fl ooring will be comfortable underfoot yet still strong enough to improve lumbar support.
Healthy hotels Meanwhile, in Delos’ Stay Well® hotel rooms – which launched at the MGM
Diagram 1: The Delos Well Building Standard™ is based on seven design categories that impact on 12 aspects of human health
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Grand Las Vegas in 2012 – guests have free access to the Cleveland Clinic’s sleep, stress, nutrition and fitness programmes, which are delivered online over six months and usually cost upwards of US$140. They also have access to the
‘Let’s Move It’ app, which offers aerobic challenges and exclusive Cleveland Clinic exercise videos and information. In total, the 42 original rooms
incorporate 17 health and wellness elements, including Vitamin C-infused shower water, an LED dawn simulator alarm clock to awaken the body gradually, a 24-hour room service menu based on natural/organic food, and exposure to short periods of blue- shaded lighting to increase energy and
decrease the effects of jet lag. This enables MGM to add 30 per cent onto standard room rates and, while Scialla doesn’t disclose how much MG M invested, he does reveal that it broke even within six weeks. “The guest feedback has been
outstanding,” he says revealing that even though the rooms have only been open for just over a year, MGM has already quadrupled the offering: the extra 129 Stay Well rooms, which opened in January this year, have taken over the entire 14th fl oor of the hotel’s main tower. Enhanced features include a smartphone
app to guide guests around the room’s amenities, as well as allowing them to input details of their fl ight so the Cleveland
A wellness suite at MGM with a ‘vitamin’ shower
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