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By : INDEE Design
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN 18th edition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Other categories in interior design / Concept in interior design : Grand Winner
Categories : Special Awards / Interior Design + Colour : Grand Winner
In a world where everything moves too fast, Bloom Sutton emerges as a suspended pause in time, a minimalist sanctuary where luxury meets serenity. From the entrance, the gaze is invited to pause, to breathe. The fluid and enveloping interior design evokes a sensory cocoon, designed to soothe the mind as much as the body.
Natural materials – marbled stone, soft travertine, delicately powdered nude tones – dialogue with diffuse light to create an airy, almost dreamlike atmosphere.
Every detail is an invitation to let go. The purity of forms, the gentle warmth of textures, and the silent elegance of volumes create a sensory scenography, where the visitor does not simply enter a place, but into an experience. That of the reinvented present moment.
Bloom Sutton is the perfect alchemy between emotional design and well-being, where every line inspires breathing, every space cultivates mindfulness, and every moment becomes a return to oneself.
Architectural Concept:
The Bloom Sutton project is based on a holistic approach to well-being, where interior design becomes a tool for sensory and emotional regulation. The objective is to create an immersive atmosphere that induces a state of relaxation from the first moments, by combining aesthetics, fluid circulation, and natural materials.
Global Intention:
Create a space that erases urban tensions, promotes introspection, and magnifies simplicity. Design is no longer a decor, but a complete experience: multisensory, immersive, and fundamentally human.
The curved forms gently guide the visitor, while integrated furniture erases the boundaries between architecture and use. Every detail seems designed to slow down, feel, anchor.
An almost cinematic setting, where each step brings forth a new perspective, a new nuance. The design here does not seek to impress but to soothe, to envelop. It invites a rediscovery of material, gesture, scent, in a sensory and warm scenography.
RECEPTION – The Entrance to Serenity
As soon as the threshold is crossed, the gaze is soothed by a soft filtered natural light, blending with the warm tones of wood and mineral textures. The reception is designed as a blossoming of calm: clean lines, enveloping furniture, delicate scents. It's the vestibule of a suspended world, where every detail invites you to slow down. The soft ambient sound and fluid layout promote a subtle transition to letting go.
Function: Reception and orientation area, transition point between the outside and the world of well-being.
Materials & layout: Natural stone flooring, quartz counter, and Carrara marble furniture, warm LED indirect lighting (2700 K), seating in soft fabric or neutral velvet.
Ambiance: Cozy and reassuring reception, natural color palette, discreet essential oil scents. Acoustics are treated with concealed absorbing panels in the walls or ceiling for immediate sound comfort.
Circulation: Open yet visually segmented spaces; the fluidity of the path guides without rushing.
CAVE – The Mineral Refuge
Dug into the imagination, the cave evokes the Earth's womb. The textured walls and the play of shadows and light create a telluric, almost mystical atmosphere. This space is conducive to silent meditation or contemplation. The ambient coolness contrasts with the warmth of other rooms, offering a mineral breath in the care pathway.
Function: Deep rest area, inspired by salt caves or thermal caverns.
Materials: Textured mineral plaster wall covering, low ceiling for an enveloping effect, integrated stone seating, indirect RGB LED lighting simulating natural flows (like dawn or dusk).
Thermal sensation: Cool or temperate atmosphere (18–20 °C), slightly humidified if desired.
Ambiance: Very sensory, almost introspective, promoting deep regeneration through partial sensory isolation.
TREATMENT SPACE – The Body Sanctuary
In this intimate setting, noble materials such as stone and wood interact with subdued light. Here, silence reigns, only disturbed by the whisper of a fountain or the breath of the therapist. The cabins are precisely modulated to offer each treatment – massage, wrap, facial – a suitable cocoon. The space is calibrated to ensure privacy and optimize the sensory experience, in an atmosphere where every gesture becomes a ritual.
Function: Individual or duo cabins dedicated to body care (massages, facial treatments, wraps).
Materials & techniques: Walls with sound insulation, ergonomic heated treatment tables, dimmable zenithal lighting, antibacterial vinyl flooring.
Equipment: Integrated olfactory diffusion systems, customizable ambient sound (built-in speakers), concealed storage for professional products.
Ambiance: Stabilized temperature (22–24 °C), scene-adjustable lighting according to the type of treatment, lime paint to enhance the feeling of enveloping.
MEDITATION ROOM – The Calm Void
This space is a withheld breath, a haven of purity. Materials are discreet, colors neutral, almost absent. The floor invites you to sit or lie down, the ceiling to contemplate or forget. The sound is suspended, sometimes accompanied by subtle vibrations or meditative music. It is a space for recentering, inner silence, where light almost becomes matter.
Function: Mental relaxation area, gentle yoga, guided or silent meditation.
Materials: Waxed concrete floor, parquet and/or tatami, walls in light plaster or stretched acoustic fabric, fixed seating with integrated cushions, and modular seating (pouf, mat).
Technology: Natural lighting rhythmically throughout the day and programmable circadian lighting for evenings (color temperature variation according to time of day), total silence or immersive sound ambiances (directional built-in speakers).
Ambiance: Very pure, invitation to mental calm and introspection. Materials, lighting, and sounds are all designed to induce a meditative state without solicitation.
POOL – The Sensory Immersion
The Element of Water in Motion
The pool glistens like pure spring water. The water is warm, welcoming, enveloping. The lines of the pool extend the softness of the place, rhythmically with jets, bubbles, or underwater lights. It becomes a place for conscious floating, muscle relaxation, or simple immersion in aquatic silence. Acoustic and visual design promotes deep rejuvenation.
Function: Main relaxation or floating pool, possibly including a sensory path.
Materials: Premium liner or large-format non-slip tiles, colored ceramics around the pool and on the walls to add an energetic touch.
Equipment: Hydro-massage jets, air nozzles, waterfall, LED underwater lights.
Ambiance: Water temperature around 32–34 °C, acoustics managed by absorbing ceiling, possibility of integrating an underwater audio system.
RELAXATION GARDEN – The Green Escape
A breath of greenery, a moment of escape. Here, nature reclaims its rights: foliage, floral scents, water rustling. This indoor or outdoor garden becomes a place of transition or post-treatment rest. The seating invites relaxation, while the plant scenography promotes grounding. The light is diffuse, changing, like a dialogue with the hours of the day.
Function: Post-treatment or between treatments space, designed as a gentle regeneration airlock.
Materials: Natural or stabilized plants, rot-proof wood flooring or mineral slabs, integrated mist sprayers, natural and ambient diffuse lighting for nocturnal escapades.
Elements: Ergonomic low armchairs, decorative fountains or pools, access to yoga equipment.
Ambiance: Smooth transition between interior and exterior, "indoor garden" effect, natural sound ambiance (birds, water, wind).
Collaboration
Interior designer : INDEE DESIGN Florence Charron
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