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The step pool at Spa Water Pavilion (opposite top) and the Spa Yoga and Exercise Pavilion (opposite bottom) appear to be nestled into the surrounding canyons. A swimming pool flows around the living and dining pavilion (above). Chairs and built-in benches, both custom-designed by architects, offer seating options on an exterior street (below) near the living room pavilion. The melding of interior and exterior spaces allows the resort to be at one with the landscape.
The same elemental simplicity is carried through the interiors. A raised stone island in the center of each suite incorporates a bed, a desk, and a sofa. Bathing and dressing areas appear to be carved out of green stone and are softened by filtered light that contrasts with the luminous expanses beyond. Large suites at the end of either wing have lap pools and sky terraces. In the spa, the wet treatment areas seem to have been hollowed out by water and have a subterranean quality, while the dry treatment rooms are lined with wood and bathed in soft natural light. “We designed every detail, down to the coat-hooks and staff uniforms,” says Joy. And most of their concepts were executed. Al-Sayed observes that “in contrast to Bali and Morocco, there is no living culture to shape the design, and our allusions to Native American and cowboy traditions are subtle and indirect. Landscape and light were our principal sources of inspiration.”
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - April 2010
Contract - April 2010
Contents
Editor's Note
Industry
Resources: The Green Scene
Focus: Land of Opportunity
Green: Post-Occupancy Green
Practice: Legal Green
Lean & Green
Environmental Extraordinaire
Above the Legal Limit
Informing the Masses
Luxury in the Raw
Designers Rate: Green Products
Process: Science in the Age of the Invisible
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives
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