Future Simple Studio creates "contemporary vocabulary" for Montreal bathhouse

Canadian firm Future Simple Studio has designed the interiors of a communal sauna and hydrotherapy experience in Montreal – a collaboration between wellness brand Recess and skincare company Aesop.

The 75-minute journey through the Aesop x Recess bathhouse in Griffintown takes guests through several zones, forming a hot-cold circuit intended to invigorate the body's circulatory system.

The light-filled reception of Recess includes a raw steel counter and sink where guests can sample Aesop products

In each zone...