COMMERCIAL INTERIOR

Design Eight Five Two (DEFT) Architectural Intern - Winter 2019 Hong Kong Supervisor: Peter Lampard Team: Mavis Lee Photos by others

Hanjin Hair provides high-quality hair cuts at high speeds. Each location is a machine that is tuned to high speed city life - equipped with highly skilled hairdressers and appointments timed for 12-minutes. Customers would be in and out in less than a quarter of a lunch break. This location was to have a four-chair layout and after considering clearances, privacy, and security it was clear that justifying the back of each station to the exterior of the store was the best approach. The challenge then became to design the storefront using the backs of each station, something that had not originally be designed to be seen. In the end, the design used vertical louvers that suggest mechanical vents. LED lights and slivers of clear glass would hint at what happens inside.