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Mook Салон by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects

Mook Салон by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн інтэр'ераў і выставачных прастор Competition Category.


СрэбраІнтэр'ер· 2021

Mook Салон

by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects

Client: Mook

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Інтэр'ер Category

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The Design

About Mook Салон

Інтэр'ер гэтага салона складаецца з дрэва дуба з рознымі выразамі. Няроўнасці дуба паглынаюць святло звонку, надаючы яму глыбіню і дазваляючы яму пранікаць углыб пакоя. Інтэр'ер таксама пашыраецца вонкі, ствараючы ўражанне пячоры, з інтэр'ерам і экстэр'ерам, як адзінае цэлае. Шкляны фасад адлюстроўвае дзейнасць салона ў горадзе, робячы рух людзей часткай дызайну.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Mook Салон — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Mook Салон — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Mook Салон — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
It is a hair salon on the ground floor of a building in Nakazakicho,
Nakazakicho is a town consisted of terraced house and low-rise apartment, and those narrow curved alleyways are functioning as the connection of the people and local community, The building of the hair salon as well is facing those gently-curved alleyway, and we consisted the space design as making a cave towards the front street, as the facade would seem to be blend in with the street, and the scenery of the diverse town.
Dimensions & Packaging
Renovation/85㎡/
Tags
salon, oak, japan, osaka
Production Technology
For the renovation of the building, we started by creating cavities from the street to the back of the building to allow light to pass through.
These cavities are covered with oak panels to soften and control the light a little, and to direct it from the street to the back of the building.
Design Challenge
The uneven oak was difficult to work with. The varying thicknesses, lengths and smoothness of the wood made it time consuming to construct. However, the hard work was worth it and the joy of completion was fantastic.
Research
Introduction of light in the city centre: the creation of a light cave from the street to the back of the building, bringing light into the ground floor rooms of the normally dark city centre.
Embracing diversity: By arranging the uneven pre-sawn oak, we have succeeded in expressing the natural beauty of unevenness.
Inspiration
The space is consisted of the untimbered oak panels which each has uneven face, The uneven look of the oak is a testament to the diversity of people who visit and operate the shop.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2014 in Osaka and finished in August 2015
Operation Flow
Operation by salon owner and staff. 5 mirrors.
Patents
2015 okuwada architects office
Image Credits
Photography is by Keishiro Yamada.

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