Reflective acrylic mirrors and panels mannequin 1975 males’s male salon
Fathom Design Studio turns a tenant area to the third flooring of an arcade constructing in Hiroshima’s Naka Ward in a salon and male hair gallery. The design makes use of its discreet location to create an unique environment, just like a non-public membership or a salon only for members. The area is conceived as a versatile, multi-functional setting, which works each as a hairdressing salon and as a gallery, with the flexibility to broaden over time. 4 of the eight designated locations are reserved for reducing, whereas the remaining area adapts for future use, supporting exhibitions and pop-up occasions.
1975 is a salon and gallery for males who combine clear acrylic parts into its area design. The inside has 34 clear acrylic panels, extensively organized, making a stratified visible impact that improves the notion of area within the slender look. Repeating these panels generates a sense of opening whereas incorporating a number of features and narratives into the construction.
All photos by Tatsuya Taboi
Fathom applies mirrors and cellular panels for a versatile area
Impressed by the file shops and the vinyl choice tactile course of, designers La Fathom incorporates parts that encourage repeated visits. Clear acrylic panels check with the format of registration sleeves, making a minimalist, structured setting. The brief a part of the L -shaped configuration is devoted to the reducing space, the place the mirrors integrated within the acrylic panels produce reflections that enhance the area depth. The lengthy aspect serves as a versatile gallery area, the place the milery acrylic sheets, suspended from the ceiling, outline the boundary between the salon and the exhibition areas. Cell mirrors, usually hidden in acrylic panels, could be extracted when wanted, turning area into a piece salon.
The aspect tables, designed as mild triangular columns, are simply repositioned to accommodate each the gallery and the salon. To offer stability, a removable higher panel permits the insertion of a weighted stone, balancing mobility with a protected placement. The Acrylic partitions within the type of L additionally incorporate a modular hanging system for displaying artwork and objects, permitting stratified visible compositions. Suspended electrical factors proceed to combine the mandatory utilities with out disrupting the transparency of the design.
Fathom’s 1975 combines a male salon and gallery in a clear acrylic body
Clear panels create a stratified impact, growing spatial notion
The inside presents 34 impartial acrylic panels organized in a type l