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Mizu spa by Stanley Saitowitz

Architect Stanley Saitowitz designed the interior of Mizu Spa, a day spa in San Francisco.

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The communal area is used for manicures and pedicures, while private rooms at the back of the spa are used for facial and massage therapies.

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The following text is from Saitowitz:

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The project is a day spa in Mission Bay district of San Francisco, in an 1800 square feet bare concrete-space,

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Mizu is water, which Mizu Spa embodies. The atmosphere is a tranquil stream. At the center is a river of rock, around which the communal therapy barge floats in space.

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The walls are draped in shimmering mesh creating light and fluid edges. The horizontal surfaces of floor and ceiling are black. Everything else is pure and white.

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Mizu Spa is a place for pampering, rejuvinating and transforming. Treatments include facials, massage and nails.

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The central object is a prosthetic throne to sit on. Soft pads pamper the body. Arms rest, hands support, feet soak, and the provider glides around on stools.

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Behind the communal therapy area are private rooms for facials and massage. In the bathroom, below the sinks, rocks again appear as water. Mizu is about beauty.

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