LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects

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  • Projects Team: Noriyasu Nakayama, Yui Matsushita
  • Art Direction And Graphic Design: Taniuchi Haruhiko, desegno ltd.
  • Construction: &S co.Ltd.
  • City: Kobe
  • Country: Japan
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LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Chair
© Takumi Ota

Text description provided by the architects. This is a renovation project of the flagship store of LIM, a hair salon in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. Our client explained to us that the name "LIM" is derived from "Less Is More," a famous quote by the modernist maestro Mies van der Rohe.

LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Chair, Windows
© Takumi Ota
LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Windows
© Takumi Ota
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Floor Plan
LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Glass
© Takumi Ota
LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Chair
© Takumi Ota

For us architects, the maestro's words are like a holy mantra that we feel too embarrassed to even mention, but the client unexpectedly suggested it to us as a theme. His idea was to go back to his original intention and make a hair salon based on the concept of "Less Is More." In addition, he asked us to build it on a low budget.

LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Beam, Steel
© Takumi Ota

We, therefore, digested the concept of "Less Is More" in our own way, and decided to "maximize the minimum necessity." In order to keep the cost low, we used readymade steel racks as the basic structures for fixtures including shelves, modified them, and changed the finish to uni-chrome plating, and configured the space with them.

LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Stairs, Beam
© Takumi Ota
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Sections
LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography
© Takumi Ota

Mirrors, which are essential items in a hair salon, were made as large as possible and placed at regular intervals. They are designed in such a way that they can be moved to clear the space and make room for events including flea markets. As a result, we have created a space where people can experience the most refreshing wide-open space in Kansai.

LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows
© Takumi Ota

At the back of this space, there is a salon called "loji," which is not divided by partitions. It is a salon for young customers who enjoy changing their hairstyles as if enjoying fashion, with low prices and services provided by young stylists in training. It is a stepping stone for young stylists. Those who gain young customers and horn their professional skills will move on to LIM. In order to further reduce the cost, we kept the green color of readymade steel racks and used as many readymade parts as possible without modifying the shapes too much.

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© Takumi Ota

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Address:Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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Cite: "LIM・loji Hair Salon / Schemata Architects" 18 Jun 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/963527/limloji-schemata-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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