It was last summer when Bathhouse, a company that operates boutique saunas, opened its new Manhattan branch in Flatiron, designed by Rockwell Group and Colberg Architecture. That Bathhouse was the second in New York Citythe first opened in 2021 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This month, Bathhouse was issued a construction permit for a forthcoming, 3-story building in Chicagos West Loop, designed by Gensler. This permit gives the client and contractors permission to break ground and begin construction on the companys first outpost outside New York City.The Chicago Bathhouse, planned for the intersection of Morgan and Madison, will be an inclusive, neighborhood amenity in Fulton Market, accessible to all through daily guest passes, Brett Taylor, Genslers principal-in-charge on the project, told AN.The pool area is designed to offer multisensory experiences. (Courtesy Gensler)The three-story structure, wrapped in brick and glass, and capped with a rooftop amenity oasis, reflects the density and character of the surrounding buildings, Taylor added. A grand, double-height entry welcomes users to three indoor and two outdoor pools with a mix of hot, cold, and salt experiences along with four different saunas and bookable treatment rooms, providing a multisensory journey for transformation, relaxation, and socializing. Previous renderings of Genslers design showed broad arches adorning Bathhouse Chicagos facade, reminiscent of Toyo Itos TAMA Art University Library in Tokyo. Updated visuals show a building that opts for a rectilinear fenestration that maintains a sleek black look. The low-lying structure is depicted clad with gray and black brick. Gold letters of the Bathhouse logo shimmer across a street-facing elevation and over an entryway.Bathhouses Chicago branch will offer a luxury rooftop experience, as Taylor mentioned. It will have a pool, a restaurant, and other amenities for those seeking bodily reprieve. Surfaces that face the interior pool area will be lacquered in black, not unlike Bathhouses existing locations in New York City.Previously, a mid-rise condo was planned for the site at 1010 West Madison Street. Plans to discard the condo and build the 40,000-square-feet Bathhouse building instead were first announced in 2023.The building is slated for completion in 2026.