"ricort" by ISOLATION UNIT
architecture , feature
photo(C)Takumi Ota
Japan based architect ISOLATION UNIT has completed hair salon"ricort" in Tokyo, japan.
photo(C)Takumi Ota
The following is a text by the architect.
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Located in the vibrant centre of Tokyo, this ambitious beauty salon stands out among plenty of sophisticated salons with its peculiar concept, that has the power to evoke nostalgic memories.
It integrates a wooden rustic cottage into a contemporary white cube in a commercial building. Once you open the door, a fictional garden welcomes you and leads you along the wall to the inside of a cottage where you can sit down and relax while waiting. After getting out of this relaxing space, you will find yourself in a garden with white birches, that penetrate the space from the floor to the ceiling. Looking at this scene in the mirror sitting in the 's hairdresser chair, might bring up a distant memory of your father cutting your hair in the garden.
