Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé by Nivek Remas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2021
Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé
by Nivek Remas
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé
Dundas Square Barbers jẹ́ apẹrẹ inú ilé abẹ́rẹ́ onígèègèé tí ó wà ní Dundas Square ní Toronto, Canada. Àpẹrẹ yìí tún ṣàlàyé àwọn ẹ̀yà ìbílẹ̀ ilé abẹ́rẹ́ onígèègèé lọ́nà tuntun nínú àyè kékeré ti 850 square feet. Nítorí pé ibi náà kò gba àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ògiri ìbílẹ̀, wọ́n lo àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ pàtàkì tí wọ́n fi fóòmù fẹ́ẹ́rẹ́fẹ́ ṣe sórí àjà àti ògiri òkè. Ilẹ̀ náà ní àwòrán tí ó tàn kálẹ̀ láti àárín gbùngbùn tí ó rán ni létí àwọn ìlà tí a rí lórí ọ̀pá abẹ́rẹ́ onígèègèé ìbílẹ̀. Àwọn ibùjókòó iṣẹ́ tí ń fò lójú (floating work stations) ni a ṣètò yí àwọn òpó dígí ká. Àwọn ẹnu-ọ̀nà dígí onífarahàn àwọ̀ (ombre) àti aṣọ ògiri gbòòrò sí i kọjá ojú-ìwòye yàrá àkọ́kọ́.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé 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 Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé 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 Dundas Square Barbers Ilé Iṣẹ́ Abẹ́rẹ́ Onígèègèé 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
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)
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