We once visited the Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals which is a free standing structure spa in the Swiss mountain side.
Which is technically true.
But its also in the middle of a little resort town and surrounded by boring old hotel towers on all sides.
The photographs of the building are honest, this is an gorgeous structure, interior and exterior. But if the camera was shifted even a millimeter one direction or the other, the exterior shots wouldn’t look nearly as pretty.
Razor Thin.
Hanging out at the baths felt like standing on a mountain vista with litter in the foreground. However awesome the expanse, you are also burning a little mental energy to not think about the messy context.