Blocks of pastel-coloured tiles overlap across the walls and floors of this spa in Switzerland, designed by local studio Bureau to reflect the serenity of "floating naked in a highly salted water pod".
Bureau aimed to create a space for the Origin in Geneva's Saint-François neighbourhood that complimented the spa's floatation therapy offering ? where clients unwind in sensory deprivation tanks filled with warm salt water, but devoid of light and sound to create the feeling of floating.
Pastel-coloured tiles feature in the reception (top image) and relaxation area (above) of the Origin spa
"The spaces in Origin are about the progression towards that state," Bureau explained.
"When one closes the eyes, the light that was absorbed transforms into colours. Flashes of that connect with undefined sensations and realities perceived in the space but also, most of them, outside of it." Blocks of baby blue, pink and yellow feature throughout the space
This visual of flashes of colour behind closed eyes is translated into blocks of baby pink, blue and yellow, which the studio says help to create a transition between the outside world and the ethereal experience of "floating naked in a highly salted water pod".
To create this sense of progression, Bureau founders Daniel Zamarbide, Carine Pimenta and Galliane Zamarbide divided the 190-square-metre spa into three sections ? a reception and waiting area, a relaxation room and a treatment space w...