![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Door, Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a0/ff9e/e58e/cea9/f900/030f/newsletter/nakazakicho_16_2_L.jpg?1486946198)
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Architects: Shimpei Oda Architect's Office
- Area: 35 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Norihito Yamauchi
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Manufacturers: Lixil Corporation, NEW LIGHT POTTERY, Takara Standard
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a1/0091/e58e/cea9/f900/0317/newsletter/nakazakicho_L_18.jpg?1486946442)
Text description provided by the architects. In the neighborhood of Nakazaki the remaining old homes and Nagaya (terraced houses) creates a nostalgic atmosphere. When you look down the narrow roads seeing the buildings, clothes drying and potted plants it makes you feel as if you have time slipped a few generations back.
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Recently many old houses in this neighborhood are renovated into various kinds of shops, such as cafés, restaurants, secondhand stores and design offices.
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Chair, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a1/004d/e58e/cea9/f900/0314/newsletter/nakazakicho_L_11.jpg?1486946374)
This project is also a renovation. In a Nagaya located in the end of a narrow alley, one room was renovated into a Hair Salon.
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Both an area for cutting hair and a japanese-style room for styling kimono were created in this limited space.
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a0/ffd3/e58e/ce84/e900/0541/newsletter/nakazakicho_L_02.jpg?1486946251)
In general customers getting a haircut prefer privacy from the public. However considering the semi-private location of the salon, a glass store front was chosen.
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The interior floor is finished in the same texture and material as the driveway; creating a continuous concrete surface that connects and blends the interior with the exterior. As the concrete rises, it becomes part of the interior by creating shelfs in the cutting area and a Tokonoma (alcove) in the japanese-style room.
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Table, Chair, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a1/002a/e58e/ce84/e900/0545/newsletter/nakazakicho_L_08.jpg?1486946339)
The concretes dimensions only has value when it is accompanied by the other objects placed in the room, such as the wooden step that connects the floor, concrete and staircase.
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Stairs, Chair, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a1/0036/e58e/cea9/f900/0313/medium_jpg/nakazakicho_L_09.jpg?1486946351)
It was a conscious choice to create a space that works by gathering several volumes, just like the surrounding Nagaya that are formed by several buildings.
![Hair Salon in Nakazaki / Shimpei Oda Architect's Office - Door, Chair, Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/58a1/0086/e58e/ce84/e900/0549/newsletter/nakazakicho_L_17.jpg?1486946431)
I expect this hair salon to have a natural flow between the outside and inside, keeping it open and light to the street, while retaining a comfortable private atmosphere for the guest.