Health & Wellness
Toronto, Canada | Completed 2022

Photographer: Jeremie Warshafsky

Known as the epicenter of upscale fashion and chic lifestyles, Yorkville is a destination for world-class shops and restaurants—a place to be seen and experience ultimate luxury. Conversely, Beauty Et Al offers a restrained space pulled back from Yorkville’s ostentatious grandeur. Reflecting the brand’s ethos of providing a personal and soothing experience, it proposes 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 riads, where interior gardens are designed for privacy and protection from the weather and are arranged symmetrically along a rectangular fountain. In echo, Beauty et Al’s different treatments 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), while translucent Corian manicure table tops and cascading gauze curtains evoke the flow and fluidity of water. Bespoke foot baths are inspired by the geometry of river rocks. Wood tones in the floors and furnishings add warmth and texture to the overall natural palette.

Indirect light runs along the profiled edge of each alcove and walls, reinforcing subtle divisions between treatment areas, while gently illuminating the salon’s interior. Small spotlights are dispersed across the curved ceiling, evoking a star-lit quality within the space. 

Beauty et Al’s rejuvenation salon is a respite from Toronto’s fast-paced city life. Inspired by and composed of natural elements, the spatial design reinforces the brand’s raison d’être: self-care is the new luxury.