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is a pilgrimage.
In terms of seclusion, the faraway refuge
really is removed from much of the world.
Those new to Juvet's blazingly futuristic
forms might even think it of as another
world entirely, one more in keeping with
the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, in which
the hotel made a memorable cameo
as a billionaire's abode and, in the
less fictional distance, in an episode
of HBO's Succession. But this highly
scrutinized consideration of space is
stubbornly rooted in the terra firma of our
time, offering lessons already learned
remembered anew: Nature is precious.
Connection a luxury. Less is more.
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still essentialist in character but appointed
with a breathtakingly high ceiling featuring
an intricate system of beams, exposed
walls and another floor-to-ceiling glass
window that gazes out to a beguiling twist
of river. Adding to this, the Bath House
brings forth a hot tub, steam sauna and
silent room.
Pause to consider: a silent room. When
Juvet was first built just over a decade
ago, the idea of a complete disconnect-
to-reconnect in a monastery-sized space
might have seemed a little eccentric to
some. Maybe even indulgent. History
holds a different view of seeking
expansion in a simple structure: Dylan
Thomas wrote in a boathouse. Thoreau
had his a cabin. In today's hurried
existence, Juvet is as much a place as it
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