The Springs: An LA-Style Health Complex by Design Bitches - Remodelista
The Springs in LA is a crunchy adult’s playground, where terms like “enzymatic power” and “yoga DJ” get thrown around. Whether that’s your vibe or not, we think the decor of the downtown LA hotspot is worth noting. Photography by Laure Joliet. The juice bar is defined on one side by a wall of custom plywood cubbies; on the other, by custom concrete-block planters that were added to match the existing walls. Skylights provide light by day; overhead LED strip lights glow by night. Above L: Custom-made cafe tables are paired with yellow Broom Chairs by Phillipe Starck for Emeco. Above R: The designers positioned Assembly Home Paperclip Desk Lamps along the juice bar. Johnson and Rudolph used translucent colored plastic in yellow and red to give the juice bar a “sun-drenched” feel. The plywood cubbies were styled by owners Jared Stein and Kimberly Helms, with help from a theater-stylist friend. A rope screen serves as a subtle room divider. None of the food is heated over 108 degrees, and is made by juicing, blending, soaking, and dehydrating–not cooking. Blue and turquoise Acapulco chairs in the lounge. Above L: A blue-stained plywood wall defines the area in the vegan raw restaurant. Yoga mats are by Kharma Khare, made from car tires salvaged from landfills. The way to the yoga studio. Because the building sits next to a trucking thoroughfare, the indoor air is filtered. The shop is curated by Oakland’s Atomic Garden and includes organic clothing by LA-based LVR–the uniform-of-choice for yoga instructors at The Springs. The Springs even offers indoor bike parking via Bike Tracs, made in the US by Wisconsin-based Saris.