Barcelona-based Miriam Barrio Studios has remodeled the interiors of a modernist constructing into Curly Lab, a curly hair salon incorporating curved shapes and copper-toned surfaces.
Situated on the base of a gothic and modernist constructing designed by Catalan architect Enric Sagnier in 1895, Curly Lab is located at Diputación within the Eixample district of Barcelona.
Miriam Barrio Studios designed Curly Lab’s 65-square-metre-interior to convey an “natural and pure language”. The house, beforehand occupied by an actual property company, now options wealthy textures that distinction the encircling structure.
Steady microcement surfacing was used throughout the salon’s light-toned flooring and its terracotta-toned wall to create a definite backdrop. This microcement was domestically sourced and manufactured inside the neighborhood of Barcelona.
New parts embrace curved shapes that kind the construction of salon counter tops, furnishings and lights, creating pathways and routes throughout varied workstations.
“The natural shapes have been a match as a result of within the modernist world they symbolised magnificence and have been fully aligned with the DNA of curly hair,” designer Miriam Barrio advised Dezeen.
Polished copper tiles adorn these countertop bases, coexisting with historic options additionally on show.
Remnants of the earlier inside are nonetheless seen all through the renovated house. They embrace uncovered brick partitions and a Catalan vault ceiling with authentic floral work, which the studio preserved of their present state.
This course of concerned a radical cleansing. The studio then unified the ceiling backgrounds utilizing plain colors, adopted by a matte and clear patina utility.
“The color of the unique ceiling drawings, they have been pure inspiration!” Barrio mentioned.
“A fantastic discover and a stroke of luck since there may be nothing extra pure and particular than copper tones,” she added.
“We wished to decide on a color derived from the tones of the ceiling and make it the protagonist. It wanted to be heat and deep on the identical time, neither too female nor too masculine. Primarily based on that color, all of the supplies for the venture have been chosen.”
The lighting within the house was organized to focus on the inside’s key structure and design elements, creating an eye catching show at evening when viewing the salon from exterior.
“The lighting in the primary house with excessive ceilings wanted to serve two features: technical lighting for work and ornamental lighting to set the ambiance and improve the structure,” Barrio mentioned.
“They have been positioned at mid-height to light up the ceilings from the identical ingredient. Curved observe lights have been designed to move within the house in the identical manner as the opposite parts,” she added.
Barrio used black steel for almost all of the fixtures moreover lighting, together with oval-shaped mirrors on dressing tables and Colour Bar furnishings. Different notable equipment embrace ceramic lamps and velvet sofas.
“I believe you will need to really feel stunning in a salon, for the house to be a becoming companion,” Barrio expressed.
“We would like [consumers] to really feel welcomed and impressed, near feeling like they’re in a particular temple. In a spot of care on all ranges.”
Different progressive salon interiors throughout the globe embrace the Buller and Rice in London designed by Anita Rice and Stephen Buller, Koda in Sydney by Arent & Pyke and Treadwell by Gin Design Group.
The pictures is by Salva López.
