Sisu Salon de Coifura by Jun Kameda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronze in Interior Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2023

Sisu Salon de Coifura

by Jun Kameda

Client: Sisu

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Sisu Salon de Coifura

Sisu es un salon de coifura installat coma locatari dins un ancian bastiment amb estructura d'acièr. L'espaci locatiu abans de la renovacion aviá de fenèstras amagadas per de pars integridas e d'ensènhas exterioras que renderan l'interior escur. Pasmens, lo potencial se trobava a las largas fenèstras per daissar passar la lutz naturala. Aital, l'interior e l'exterior foguèron ajustats per apondre un sens d'obertesa e profechar de las fenèstras per las transformar en element simbolic de l'espaci. Las cadièras e los miralhs emblematicos se correlacionan per lors vocabularis de concepcion comuns coma l'utilización de contraplacat de lauan tenh e los detalhs de corbas assortits.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Sisu Salon de Coifura a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que Sisu Salon de Coifura siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. Sisu Salon de Coifura satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The overall design concept for Sisu was to fill the space including the skeleton and built in walls with white like a canvas and compose furniture upon it. The space aims to be sustainable by its minimalism. The chairs and other interior features are designed to be easily maintenanced for a prolonged period of time. The initial interior design is limited to very few materials and reduced decorativity, eventually emphasizing the wooden features and tidiness.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area: 61.52 square meters
Tags: interior design, furniture design, hair salon, minimalist design, renovation
Production Technology: The concrete skeleton floor was polished then coated with clear urethane to be finished. The wooden chair and mirror uses dyed lauan plywood.
Design Challenge: Average Japanese beauty salons tend to place a table, usually functioning as a consultation area, facing the entrance. To break the stereotype, a large white tile-covered rectangular solid was installed at Sisu and let it function more than just a consultation space, such as a work desk for operation besides haircut, or a display platform to put flowers and art objects. It may be a small challenge, but had a considerable effect on the entire space. In combination with the furniture’s deep wooden color, it adds a comfortable feel to the refined white space unlike other beauty salons as if users are at a familiar residential space.
Inspiration: The tenant space before renovation had windows hidden with built-in walls and exterior signboards which made a dim interior. However the potential was at the wide windows to let in natural light. Thus the interior/exterior was adjusted to add a sense of openness and take advantage of the windows to become a symbolic feature of the space.
Hair salons have few furniture features compared to other shop formats. To assure uniqueness with limited budget, the design fundamental was at the originally designed chairs, to become an iconic feature for Sisu and influence other design details within the one-room space to realize interrelation.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 and finished in July 2021 at Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Operation Flow: SISU was designed to be run by the owner alone. Thus the focus was on his operation flow efficiency and to allow awareness towards customer's situation despite their or owner's position in the salon space. The concrete skeleton floor was polished then coated with clear urethane to be finished, making it easy to sweep cut hair.
The vertical window blinds control natural light intensity and lets it be the main light source especially during daytime. It makes natural light become an essential factor of the space identity regardless of time period, and also accentuates the window view of outside trees.
Patents: Copyrights belong to SISU / STUDIO ALUC 2022
Team Members: Jun Kameda
Image Credits: Photographer Kenta Hasegawa