Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects Inc

Mizu Spa

Mizu Spa
© César Rubio

MIZU SPA

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ARCHITECTS
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PHOTOGRAPHS
Cesar Studio

YEAR
2006

LOCATION
San Francisco, CA, USA

CATEGORY
Spa

Mizu Spa
© César Rubio
Mizu Spa
© César Rubio

Mizu is water, which Mizu Spa embodies. The atmosphere is a tranquil stream.

Mizu Spa
© César Rubio
Mizu Spa
© César Rubio

At the center is a river of rock, around which the communal therapy barge floats in space.

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.

Mizu Spa
© César Rubio
Mizu Spa
© César Rubio

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

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.

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.

Mizu Spa
© César Rubio


Mizu Spa
© César Rubio
Mizu Spa
© César Rubio


Mizu Spa
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Mizu Spa
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects


Mizu Spa
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Mizu Spa
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

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