Mook Salon by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Zilver in Interieur en Tentoonstellingsontwerp Competition Category.
ZilverInterieur· 2021
Mook Salon
by Okuwada Takeshi - Okuwada Architects
Client: Mook
A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Interieur Category
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About Mook Salon
Het interieur van deze salon bestaat uit eikenhout met diverse uitstralingen. De oneffenheid van het eiken absorbeert het licht van buitenaf, waardoor het diepte krijgt en diep in de kamer kan doordringen. Het interieur strekt zich ook naar buiten uit, waardoor de indruk ontstaat van een grot, waarbij binnen en buiten als één geheel zijn ontworpen. De glazen gevel weerspiegelt de activiteit van de salon in de stad, waardoor de beweging van mensen onderdeel wordt van het ontwerp.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Zilver
Mook Salon is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Mook Salon wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Mook Salon is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.
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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