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Beauty et Al in Yorkville Toronto
16 July 2022
Design: Reflect Architecture
Location: Hill Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Photos: Jeremie Warshafsky
Beauty et Al, Canada
Known as the epicentre of upscale fashion and chic lifestyles, Yorkville is a destination for world-class shops and restaurants?a place to be seen and experience ultimate luxe. Conversely, intending to create a restrained space, pulled back from Yorkville?s ostentatious grandeur?and reflect the brand?s ethos to provide a personal and soothing experience?the design envisions a new form of luxury: one elevated to a serene oasis yet grounded in earthly textures and colours.
Minimalism in the space invokes tranquility?a space dedicated to rejuvenation.
The layout takes its cue from Morocco?s roads; interior gardens designed for privacy and protection from the weather, originally arranged symmetrically along a rectangular fountain. In echo, Beauty et Al?s different treatments?mani, pedi, hair, brow & lash?are arranged linearly along one side of the room, each under a semi arched backdrop, giving privacy for each client to relax.

Materials speak to earth?s elements: clay tiles clad the semi arched backdrops behind each treatment station (hair, brows and pedicure); translucent corian manicure table tops and cascading gauze curtains evoke the flow and fluidity of water; and bespoke foot baths are inspired by the geometry ...