Strata Springscape Salon by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Strata Springscape Salon by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

ArgentumInterior· 2023

Strata Springscape Salon

by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Client: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Strata Springscape Salon

Strata Springscape pulchritudo Salon circumdatur per orbem stratae et fontium. Totum spatium immergitur elementis stratae, terrae, fontibus, aquis rivis. Fragmenta strata et argumenta fontium videri possunt in laquearia saltantes iuxta specula fontium instar natantes. Parietes finiuntur gradationibus caeruleis similes fluminum aquarum in fonte repercussorum, et textura ex lapide glarea evocativa in formatione geologica. Hoc ambitum creat diversis rhythmis umbrarum ac cogitationum plenam, laetificans gaudium eorum qui per eam transeunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Strata Springscape Salon victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Strata Springscape Salon opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Strata Springscape Salon creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The entire space is embedded with elements inspired by strata; soil; springs; and water streams. Fragments of strata and spring motifs can be seen dancing on the ceiling next to floating fountain-like mirrors. The walls are finished with blue gradations that resemble water streams reflected in a fountain; and with a texture evocative of stone gravel in a geological formation. The space is filled with the power and brilliance of nature, and visitors experience a world in which their bodies are enveloped by the ever-shifting landscape.
Dimensions & Packaging: 100sqm
Tags: hairsalon, hairsalondesign, beautysalon, beautysalondesign, salon, salondesign, design, spacedesign, interiorarchitecture, japandesign, interior, moriyuki ochiai,
Production Technology: Please refer to project description.
Design Challenge: As we become enfolded by the changing manifestations of strata and springs, we find their image permeating the richly expressive materials reflected, stretched, and expanded by mirrors.
This creates an environment full of diverse rhythms of shadows and reflections, shining like something organic and alive, thereby magnifying the joy of those who pass through it.
Research: Please refer to inspiration and description.
Inspiration: A beauty salon surrounded by a world of strata and springs. The location is surrounded by many hills and slopes that retain the contours of a former large hilly area, with parks centered on sites with natural springs filled with waterborne from unique and roughly exposed sections of geological strata. Conscious of the origins of such a landscape, these strata, soil, springs, and hills became the starting point of our design. We thus sought to bring these natural elements into fresh relief in a single flow to create a space imbued with their energy and strength.
Project Duration: located in Kanagawa , Japan
Operation Flow: Please refer to inspiration
Patents: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Team Members: Design: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects (Moriyuki Ochiai, Jun Ueda)
Client: spea international
Constructor: Aslego
Special paint: Osamu Yamaguchi
Lighting: Kayo Yokoyama (Koizumi)
Image Credits: Photo: Takehiro Kawamura