Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje by Nivek Remas

Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje by Nivek Remas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award in Dizajni i Hapësirës së Brendshme dhe Ekspozitës Competition Category.

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Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje

by Nivek Remas

Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award Winner in Brendësi Category

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The Design

About Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje

Teksti i librit: Dundas Square Barbers është një interior berberhaneje i vendosur në Dundas Square në Toronto, Kanada. Dizajni riinterpreton detajet klasike të berberhaneve brenda një hapësire kompakte prej 850 këmbë katrore. Për shkak se vendi nuk lejonte motive tradicionale muri, u aplikuan motive të personalizuara prej gomëze të lehtë (light foam core) në tavan dhe në pjesën e sipërme të dadosë. Dyshemeja mban një motiv rrezor që kujton vijat e shiritave tradicionalë të berberëve. Stacionet pune "pluskuese" janë vendosur përreth kolonave me pasqyra. Harqet e pasqyrave me efekt ombre dhe veshja e mureve zgjerojnë pamjen përtej dhomës kryesore.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award

Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje është fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award, një njohje prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të mira që plotësojnë kërkesat profesionale e industriale që priten nga krijimet e dizajnuara mirë. Fituesit e Hekurt shfaqin aftësi të madhe, specializim të lartë, kuptim ekspert dhe kapacitet krijues të autorëve të tyre. Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje pritet të jetë një krijim shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, praktik dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award integron praktikat më të mira të industrisë dhe ka karakteristika teknike të afta, të lidhura me njohuri dhe talent. Dundas Square Barbers Interior Berberhaneje respektohet për përpikërinë e tij dhe është dizajnuar për të ofruar përmirësime të cilësisë së jetës që ndihmojnë ta bëjnë botën një vend më të mirë.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Spilling directly onto Toronto’s Dundas Square, this unique and highly coveted location was acquired by our client to build the dream barbershop he always imagined of having since the beginning of his career.

The client was particularly drawn towards a more classic barber shop with heavy molding and historical renovated projects. Because the site didn’t allow for traditional applications of molding, NR was challenged to reimagine the molding design on the ceiling and upper dado in the main space rather than the walls. The client also wanted a memorable flooring design that could be seen from across Dundas Square. Using the mirror columns as a base-point, a radial pattern was created as a reference to the classic barber pole stripes.

Studying numerous barber shop precedents with static stations around the perimeter, NR created floating stations around mirror columns to create a more dynamic environment. As the space was only 850 sq.ft, ombre mirror and wall covering was utilized for the back room and archways to draw the user’s eye beyond the main space and visually enlarge and layer upon the design of the main room.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ombre mirror archways; size: 3275h x 1650w x 12mm thick.
moulding; 350mm x 3000mm L pieces; 3 types of moulding profiles; EPS foam core construction, mesh layer, plaster/concrete with paint finish.
Metal archways - 6mm thk. SS metal, 3 pieces buttjoint, pressure fit with construction adhesive.
Kevin Chan
Samer Shaath
Production Technology: Ceiling & upper dado mouldings - traditional moulding of particle board substrate proved to be too heavy and cost prohibitive. NR found a local company, Mouldex Mouldings, who creates custom mouldings from EPS foam core. This allowed for a much less heavy moulding, which was more cost effective and easier to install.

The custom ombre wallpaper and mirror required the most trial and error in the project. We developed the PNG file with the wallpaper company (Metro Wallcovering), who produced a number of samples which we eventually approved based on texture and colouration. The digital file then went to the mirror company (Accura Glass) who took the digital file to produce the custom ombre mirror which is the ombre film sandwiched between a low iron glass front, and mirror back panel. The mirror panels were then produced and cut to site verified measurements in order to fit perfectly into the stainless steel archways.

Realization Technology:
Google Sketchup for 3D rendering
Design Challenge: The challenges faced in this project were less to do with the creative and research portion but rather that we were executing the design during COVID. Construction delays due to additional health implementations/restrictions, lockdowns, increased importation lead-times and construction material shortages led to many challenges that the team had to adapt to on a daily basis. Coordination between consultants also proved to be more challenging as all coordination moved to be digital and online.
Research: Type of Research: precedents research of designed barber shops around the world
Research Objectives: aesthetics, layout/planning, functional requirements, lighting requirements
Methodology: N/A
Data Collection & Research Tools Used: Primary research - the client’s other barber shop location; secondary research: online articles and image search (Google and Pinterest)
Participants of Experiments: the client and partners of his other Barber Shop
Results: using stereotypical visual cues of a traditional barber shop (heavy moulding, barber shop pole stripes, etc) and applying it in a new way. Also, creating a completely unique, surrealistic, and experiential space to draw in foot traffic and new clientele
Insights and Impacts:
Effects of the Research in Real-Life Phenomena (such as Business, Society and Design): TBD (as we’re still in lockdown, the effects of our research will be determined once the Barber SHop is open and operational)
Inspiration: Spilling directly onto Toronto’s Dundas Square, this unique and highly coveted location was acquired by our client to build the dream barbershop he always imagined of having since the beginning of his career.

The client was particularly drawn towards a more classic barber shop with heavy molding and historical renovated projects. Because the site didn’t allow for traditional applications of molding, NR was challenged to reimagine the molding design on the ceiling and upper dado in the main space rather than the walls. The client also wanted a memorable flooring design that could be seen from across Dundas Square. Using the mirror columns as a base-point, a radial pattern was created as a reference to the classic barber pole stripes.
Project Duration: Q1-Q4 2020 (extended project duration due to COVID); location: Dundas Square, Toronto, Canada
Operation Flow: *see project description about traditional vs DSB’s station positioning - static vs dynamic environment*
Patents: Copyrights: NIVEK REMAS, 2020.
Team Members: Kevin Chan
Samer Shaath
Image Credits: (Photographer Scott Norsworthy, NR-Dundas Square Barbers, 2020)