Spa guests fi rst enter the spa lounge, which has access to a relaxation terrace with amazing views of the Santa Catalina mountains
Clodagh designed the interiors of the beautiful private villas at Miraval – 16 of which have been built to date – with architecture by Mithun:
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lodagh’s natural, pared down style defines Miraval’s
new spa. “T e biggest chal- lenge was to make it look as though it belonged there,” she says “to pick up the Zeitgeist of the land in the choice of materials and use of space.” “Philippe’s a believer” she continues, “he
bought in to the fact that as a designer, I work hard to make the invisible visible. When there’s energy to be picked up and transmitted for people’s wellbeing I do this.
“He understands the power of that approach, not just from a fi nancial point of view, but
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the value of creating a place where people can go and not only have their body healed, but also their mind and spirit. “It was fulfi lling for me when I discovered
the owners of Miraval wanted to create a mind/body/spirit experience.” T e spa at Miraval has been laid out as a
journey “My job was to create an environ- ment where people could fi nd themselves,” she says. “From the minute you cross the bridge – cross the water – there are tourmalines with cleansing energy and then the garden with its soſt grasses, which are totally strokable, then the refl ecting pool, the symbol and the door – and at night you have the fi re pit. It’s a transitional walk [see page 60]. “I wanted to create a series of moments
where everywhere someone looks is beau- tiful, so they leave the spaces I’ve designed feeling supported and rejuvenated.
“I think it’s great from an environmental
point of view that they didn’t knock the old spa down and the new one has been made out of the shell of the old,” she says. T e aim is also to be practical and cre-
ate something enduring: “We work with the operations people,” she says, “and advise on the most environmental way to clean and maintain the materials we use.” In addition to working on the spa redesign,
Clodagh was also responsible for designing Miraval’s outdoor spa area, with its air con- ditioned spa treatment tents which are set in a desert garden. As a result, the design is consistent across the resort. “I worked for seven years in Spain,” she
concludes. “T e Spanish have a saying: ‘tell me who you walk with and I’ll tell you who you are.’ And I feel as though we’re all walk- ing together on this project.”
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