Mook Salón by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects

Mook Salón by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Espazos Interiores e de Exposición Competition Category.

PrataInteriorismo· 2021

Mook Salón

by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects

Client: Mook

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Interiorismo Category

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The Design

About Mook Salón

O interior deste salón está composto por Composto de madeira de carballo con expresións diversas. O desnivel do carballo absorbe a luz do exterior, dándolle profundidade e permitindo que penetre profundamente na estancia. O interior tamén se estende cara ao exterior, dando a impresión dunha cova, co interior e o exterior deseñados como unha soa vez. A fachada de cristal reflicte a actividade do salón na cidade, facendo que o movemento das persoas forme parte do deseño.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Mook Salón gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Mook Salón sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Mook Salón é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

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.