Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun by Clay Holden is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2020
Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun
by Clay Holden
Client: Salon Xia
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun
Salon Xia jẹ́ apẹrẹ inú ilé kan fún ilé-iṣẹ́ ìṣatunṣe irun tí ó wà ní àárín ìlú Pasadena, California. Iṣẹ́ àkànṣe yìí jẹ́ ìmúgbòrò àti àtúnṣe àmì-àpèjúwe fún ilé-iṣẹ́ ìṣatunṣe irun kan tí ó ti fìdí múlẹ̀ ní àdúgbò náà. Dípò kí a lo àwọn ọ̀wọ̀n ìdúró aṣa fún àwọn agbóhùnsáfẹ́fẹ́, ilé-gogoro onígun-mẹ́fà méjì tí kò so mọ́ ara wọn ni a fi léfòó láàrin àyè náà, tí ó fún ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan àwọn olùṣàtúnṣe irun méjìlá ní ibùdó tí ó ṣí sílẹ̀ tí ó sì dọ́gba ní ìdojúkọ. Àwọn ìrísí onígun-mẹ́fà ń tún padà wáyé ní tábìlì agbàlejò, àga ìdúró dúró, yàrá ìmúra, àjà, àti àwọn fìtílà. Àwọn àwọ̀ àti ohun èlò tọ́ka sí àyíká Gúúsù California àti àdúgbò ìlú-ńlá. Ìlànà àyẹ̀wò yíyí náà ń lo ìdá ọgọ́rùn-ún ìdá mẹ́rìnlélógún kéré sí àyè ilẹ̀ fún ìbùdó kọ̀ọ̀kan.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Salon Xia Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́lẹ̀ Nínú Ilé fún Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìṣatunṣe Irun nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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
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