Tracy Lee, who spent 15 years as principal and vice president of spa design and development for Auberge Resorts, has "officially launched" TLee Spas, her spa design and consulting company.

After having worked on spa projects at locations such as the Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve and Ian Schrager's Miami Beach Edition, Lee is now working on spa projects including the Kohanaiki in Kona, Hawaii; The Sanya Edition in China; The Abu Dhabi Edition; and the West Hollywood Edition.

Lee is also still involved with the Auberge Resorts collections and is currently designing spas for their new lifestyle brand, Vievage Hotels and Resorts, with locations opening in Los Cabos and Napa Valley, and the Auberge Beach Residences in Fort Lauderdale, opening in 2017.

Lee said she enjoys the challenge of working with unique settings, and she and her team spend time researching and understanding the specific place, history and culture of an area. She also said she takes the time necessary to craft a deep story from which all further design evolution emanates, and places high importance on incorporating the indigenous environment into the spa design as much as possible.

Before joining Auberge Resorts in 2000, Lee served as senior director at Golden Door Spas, and she has also worked at spas in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colorado, California and Arizona.