Westory Hair Salon / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier

Westory Hair Salon / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier

Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, FacadeWestory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Interior Photography, BeamWestory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Interior Photography, Wood, BeamWestory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, ConcreteWestory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - More Images+ 19

Nagoya, Japan
  • Architect In Charge: Yoshihiro Kato
  • City: Nagoya
  • Country: Japan
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Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. Yoshihiro kato atelier has designed the ‘WESTORY’ hair salon located 30 minutes by car from the center of Nagoya city in japan. what was originally a field, the site is now home to the single story intervention. incorporating elements of greenery within and around the new building, the guiding concept behind the project was to create a hair salon with a more natural feeling.

Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Interior Photography, Beam
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First floor plan
Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Interior Photography, Dining room, Wood, Beam
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Measuring 134.99 m2 in area, the building is set back from the street. the parking lot is formed in crushed stone, providing a rough and more natural feel. concrete slabs, positioned in the center of the site, denote the path to the hair salon, welcoming customers inside.

Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Wood, Shelving
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The volume announces itself by a continuous roof plain that folds over and extends down to create the main entrance façade. by doing this, the architect forms a somewhat introverted appearance, as the interior is partially hidden by the diagonal lines of the roof extension.

Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, Concrete
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South and West elevations
Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, Facade, Concrete
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Inside the hair salon the timber structure is exposed throughout the space, creating a warm and natural atmosphere. the roof plain that extends down to the ground reduces the amount of direct light that enters the interior, which was a deliberate design decision by the architect. instead, to receive diffused light, a void is cut into the roof to form a small internal courtyard. this insertion brings an element of the outdoors indoors while also bringing natural light into the salon.

Westory Hair Salon  / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier - Exterior Photography, Glass, Concrete
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Address:3-chōme-1150 Sekohigashi, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 463-0090, Japan

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Cite: "Westory Hair Salon / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier" 19 Feb 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/933876/westory-hair-salon-yoshihiro-kato-atelier> ISSN 0719-8884

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