TYPE

LOCATION

STATUS

AREA

TEAM

RECOGNITION

Leisure & Wellness

Dalkeith Natural Hot Spring

Unbuilt

3680m² NFA, 450 m² Pools

Craig Nener, Ohlo Studio, Nic Brunsdon

World Architecture Festival 2021 - Shortlist

A riverfront geothermal retreat shaped by landscape, light, and the slow rituals of bathing.

TAWARRI BATHS

Dalkeith, WA

Tawarri Baths is a contemporary geothermal retreat situated along the historic foreshore of Dalkeith. Informed by the slow erosion of limestone, the building is carved around a central planted gorge—an open void that connects each level through light, water, and landscape. Across 4,400m² of enclosed and open-air space, the experience unfolds as a procession: from shaded pools and wellness rooms, to rooftop waterlines and river-edge gardens.

The material palette is grounded in place—local stone, warm timber, and textured surfaces echo the surrounding geology and flora. Interiors shift between cool and warm zones, mirroring the natural patterns of Western Australia’s climate and terrain. Spaces are composed not as spectacle, but as atmosphere—offering moments to bathe, rest, and return.

Tawarri is a civic place shaped by country, light, and water: a building that invites pause, reflection, and quiet renewal.