Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu by Clay Holden

Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu by Clay Holden is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu

by Clay Holden

Client: Salon Xia

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Salon Xia bụ ime ụlọ ọrụ ndozi ntutu dị na etiti obodo Pasadena, California. Ọrụ a bụ mmeziwanye ndị onye ọgbọrọ na-eme na nhazigharị akara ahịa maka ụlọ ọrụ ndozi ntutu mara ama nke obodo ahụ. Kama ahịrị ọdụ ndozi ntutu ejiri eme ihe na mgbe ochie, ụlọ elu abụọ nwere ụdị hexagọn na-eguzo onwe ha na-efegharị n'ime ohere ahụ, na-enye onye ọ bụla n'ime iri ndị ọka ndozi ntutu na abụọ ọdụ mepere emepe na ntụgharị nha anya. Ụdị hexagọn na-emegharị onwe ya na tebụl anabata ndị ọbịa, oche echere, ọnụ ụlọ mgbanwe uwe, uko elu na ọkụ. Agba na ngwaahịa ndị e ji rụọ ọrụ na-egosi Southern California na ọnọdụ obodo. Nhazi a na-agbagharị agbagharị na-eji nnọọ ihe dị ka pasent iri abụọ na atọ (23%) ala ime obere maka ọdụ ọ bụla karịa ka ọ dị na mbụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Salon Xia Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Ọrụ Ndozi Ntutu maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: As a tenant improvement and re-branding for an established local hair salon in downtown Pasadena, the designer created an innovative approach to organizing a modern salon whilst providing subtle references to its Southern Californian and urban context. Instead of traditional rows of styling stations, two freestanding sculptural hexagonal towers float within the space to create open, uniquely oriented, and equal stations for each of the twelve stylists.
Dimensions & Packaging: 144 square meters in area with a 4.25 meter high ceiling
Tags: xia, salon, hair salon, beauty salon, modern salon, TI, tenant improvement, modern architecture, modern interiors, architecture, interiors
Production Technology: Hexagonal shapes repeat in plan and rotate through the space in various forms, including the reception desk, waiting bench, dressing room, ceilings, and lights. The central dressing room becomes a focal point in richly colored velvet for privacy and sound absorption and can be fully opened for more space during events. High-pressure laminate, quartz, and powder-coated steel provide durability and resist potent hair coloring pigments. Larch warms the space while sheer curtains diffuse daylight.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to fit a hair salon for 12 stylists into a small space on a tight budget. As an odd corner space with tall windows on most of the perimeter, few walls were available for organizing stations. Instead of typical rows of styling stations, two towers were built floating in the space to create spacious and uniquely oriented stations for each stylist. This radial arrangement results in 23 percent less floor area needed per station, interesting sight lines, and balanced daylighting.
Research: The designer tested various planning options for styling station configurations to determine that a radial organization was spatially very efficient. Two hexagonal shapes accommodated the required 12 stations, resulting in a design that is 23 percent more space efficient than a typical straight row of stations while providing more room for each stylist, circulation, and more privacy for the clients. Material options at high-use areas were tested for stain resistance to hair coloring pigments.
Inspiration: Colors, shapes, and artwork abstract the local environment, with the dark blue greens of the sea and vegetation, and terracotta oranges and semicircular arches prolific in Pasadena architecture. The main space remains naturally bright and open, revealing the urban nature of the raw concrete building shell. A minimal simplicity is amplified with rich colors, textures, and materials to evoke a subtle mix of Japanese and Scandinavian design sensibilities but while remaining specific to its place.
Project Duration: The project is located in downtown Pasadena, California and was designed in Los Angeles, California starting in August 2017. Construction was completed in May 2018 .
Operation Flow: Between the sculptural elements a dynamic visual is created. The users perception evolves into changing sight lines and a variety of angled reflections as they move throughout. Linear lighting floats as hexagonal halos around the station towers, providing diffuse, neutral, and true color lighting necessary for shadow-free styling and accurate rendering of hair coloring, a salon forte. Cabinets at each station conceal the stylist's tools, supplies, and a shelf. A lack of doors eases movement.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Clay Holden, 2017
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Laure Joliet, Salon Xia, 2018. Image #2: Photographer Laure Joliet, Salon Xia, 2018. Image #3: Photographer Laure Joliet, Salon Xia, 2018. Image #4: Illustrator Clay Holden, Salon Xia, 2018. Image #5: Photographer Laure Joliet, Salon Xia, 2018