project deconstructed miraval By Alia Akkam Photography by Daniel Aubry and Robin Stancliff DESERT IDYLL “Everything in a spa is about transition,” says Clodagh. At the Miraval Life in Balance Spa with Clarins she designed earlier this year at Miraval Resort & Spa, the renowned self-improvement hideaway in Tucson, Arizona, this observation is immediately amplified upon entry. Walking from the reception lounge towards the silence of the treatment rooms, across a “Japanese boardwalk” of sorts, she notes, “creates a sense of a bridge.” The portal, outfitted in reclaimed wood, “leads you through to wellness.” hospitalitydesign.com October 2012 087http://www.hospitalitydesign.com