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Salon by Tetsuya Ito of Takara Space Design
Ghostly images of building facades decorate hanging fabric screens in a beauty salon in Omiya, Japan.
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Completed by designer Tetsuya Ito of Tokyo firm Takara Space Design, the three-storey salon joins together two buildings – a former gallery and an old shoe shop.
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Mirrors hang across the printed windows of the black and white screens to create the illusion of real openings.
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Chandeliers of fluorescent tube rings illuminate the reception, while additional rings glow behind a two-storey-high curtain to lead visitors up to first floor styling rooms.
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See more stories about salons and spas here, including one where customers sit at large wooden frames.
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Photography is by Takara Belmont.
Here's some more text from Tetsuya Ito:
This is a project to open an additional salon for the young owner who is running local salon in the neighbourhood.
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Location is in Omiya city which is a local city next to Tokyo.
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This project converts two separate existing buildings as one salon.
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One is a three floor concrete gallery building converted to a beauty salon and office, another is flat wooden structure shoe store building to converted to manicure salon and personal styling-shampoo room for special guests.
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Layout of salon is set a shampoo area in the center of space and it divides a styling area and reception area to make access easily from each styling station.
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I used printed translucent construction cover screen as a divider and make this booth as a small misty building inside of another building. The reason I selected this material is this mesh structure can make translucent effect and at the same time for very tight budget.
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2nd floor is also beauty salon. I open up existing ceiling for cove lighting. 2 styling mirrors hanged on the graphic windows on the screen.
3rd floor is office.
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Another flat building is for manicure and pedicure salon and set personal styling shampoo room under the existing loft.
I made the chandelier by tying circle fluorescent lights and hanging lights inside the screen cylinder at the staircase to connect two separate areas as one design concept.