COLLECTED GROUNDS

The project is anchored by a perforated Corten steel facade that operates as both filter and identity. Drawing from regional motifs, the screen abstracts traditional patterns into a contemporary grid, creating a layered threshold between street and interior. The material’s evolving patina introduces a temporal dimension to the building, allowing the facade to age and transform over time.

 

By day, it acts as a porous veil; by night, it becomes a luminous surface, projecting patterned light outward and establishing a distinct presence within a visually cluttered streetscape.

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Internally, the salon is organised as a gradient of experiences. The ground floor combines reception and retail in a warm, materially rich setting, establishing an immediate sense of tactility and ease. Rather than treating retail as an appendage, it is embedded into the arrival sequence, allowing product and space to operate cohesively.

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At the centre of the plan, the styling studio departs from the typical perimeter-based arrangement. Stations are pulled inward to form a more interactive field, encouraging engagement while maintaining individual zones of comfort. Half-arched mirrors act as soft spatial dividers, introducing rhythm and partial enclosure without disrupting openness. Overhead, diffused lighting is calibrated to balance technical precision with ambient softness, transforming routine grooming into a more considered, almost ritualistic act.