Gene’s Outlet
The contrast of unfinished material against touches of opulence brings out the best in both.
This is the second hair salon that we designed and built with this client in Kuching. From the experience of his first hair salon, he was very clear that he wanted this salon to have Japanese feel. He wanted the story of a busy day in the hair salon to be openly seen by passers on the street. We responded with an interior design scheme based a wabi-sabi concept of imperfect beauty; using raw unfinished materials contrasted with refined touches of opulence.
The clean elegant lines appear simple and effortless but require good detailing to achieve
The activities of the busy work-day is a blur behind the fluted glass; only the interiors are quiet and still
Raw cement flooring in sharp contrast to the matt metallic silver wall panels between the mirrors is an example of how our idea of delineation is carried out. The whole space is lit with indirect lighting from the egg-shaped ceiling that corresponds to the curvy wall panels giving the customers a feeling of relaxation and healing.
Curvaceous lines complement the flow of human activity, seamless blending one space with another.
The whole space glows with indirect lighting, conveying a feeling of relaxation and healing
We used fluted glass with black steel framing as a partition to separate the hair wash area so that natural light can filter through while maintaining privacy. The movements of the people behind it presents a continual shadow play – a silent drama entertaining us while we are beautified and re-invented.
Text by the designer
PROJECT GALLERY