Mario Botta - Tschuggen Bergoase Spa

The Tschuggen Bergoase has been designed by an internationally renown architect, Mario Botta.

The architect wanted to build a structure which was as natural as the environment surrounding it. In fact this relaxed centre is situated in Arosa in Switzerland amongst  snowy mountains and forests. As a result, he imagined “artificial trees” or leaves, a natural presence that comes out from the building.

The Tschuggen Bergoase spa centre is built on four levels, however all that structure is hiden into the ground of the mountain, only the “trees of light” are visible. Indeed, these artificial trees are all made of glass so that during the day the natural light comes through, contrarily during the night the light of the building creates a magic atmosphere on the mountain.

Mario Botta wanted to keep that space as natural as possible and construct the interior with natural stone bricks. The treatment of lights also characterizes Mario Botta’s work with the search of natural light, reflections on the walls from the water and also dim lighting when the natural light was not enough.

The architect wanted that bathers once inside the relaxing centre have that feeling of serenity and well-being.

Mario Botta made a relaxing centre with many baths where he used the water that comes from the Swiss Alps so the bather is in natural hot water. He used the water element to permit to the bathers to lie on the fluid, be lulled by the sound of the water, in order to relax all the muscle and keeps the stress away.