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the Stronghold: Tiny Spa Pops Up at DC’s 1st Microliving Community –
Saturday, 10/17/2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Beandrea July (Owner), Wonder
Woman Wellness, LLC
Brian Levy (Owner), Micro Showcase
Tiny Spa Pops Up at
DC’s First Microliving Community
[District of Columbia] – Wonder Woman Wellness (WWW) – a massage therapy
practice with a 5-star Yelp rating – will open a pop-up office at
the pioneering DC tiny house community Micro Showcase next week.
On October 17, from 9:30 AM—12:30
PM, WWW will see clients in the Studio Shed on the Micro Showcase property at
21 Evarts Street, NE.
Much like the affordable housing
crisis in DC, commercial leasing is cost-prohibitive for many small businesses,
so Beandrea July, Owner of Wonder Woman Wellness, turned to the tiny house
movement.
“My massage therapy practice is
mobile, and while some of our clients want housecalls, others prefer to be
treated in an office space,” explains July, who has been working in the healing
arts for a decade.
“Micro Showcase makes perfect sense
for my small business because I don’t need that much space to operate. Plus
being on the grounds feels like being in nature even though you are in the
heart of the city. It is a unique experience that clients cannot get anywhere
else in DC,” she adds.
The Studio Shed that will house the
Wonder Woman Wellness ‘tiny spa’ is a 288 ft2 structure built in
the spring of 2014. The spa will offer Therapeutic Massage, Reiki,
and Hot Stones to individuals.
Instead of creating another
beautiful residential microunit, Micro Showcase Owner Brian Levy built the
Studio Shed with a multi-use, communal purpose in mind.
“The design challenge here was to be
everything else: woodshop, metal shop, bike repair and store, large dining
room, guest space, fireplace lounge, recording studio, and meditation
space. It can be all of these things, although not simultaneously,” Levy said.
“Every piece of furniture except one is mounted on lockable casters for
easy reconfiguration.”
The Wonder Woman Wellness pop-up spa
will also be held in November on the third Saturday of the month. Other pop-up
locations around the District are currently being finalized.
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