Koda Cutters is a Bondi salon with an elegant, pared back interior. For this client-focussed business, the use of timber, brass, onyx and flowing orange fabric soften the space and offer a chic and stylish oasis. The result is an environment that is effortlessly cool, invitingly sophisticated and full of subtle details.
A decision was made to separate the salon so clients could transition to different environments catering to different hair treatments.
A curved white wall masks the utility rooms and is the backdrop to the main shopfront.
An arched entry delineates the next room in which a concrete finish outlines the space.
Privacy is achieved where required with a unique, brightly coloured curtain that hangs against the gradient frosted glazing.
Materials like ceramic, concrete and glass were selected for their durability in areas of heavy use. Onyx, brass and timber softened by the white curved wall feature in the exposed retail section.
The objective was to create an elegant and luxurious space that prioritised natural light. The salon needed to consider the privacy of the customers and their intimacy, as well as the need to showcase the final product.
The site is the amalgamation of separate lots, joined to form a long shallow retail space open on three sides. Combining the separate spaces with a smooth transition and an efficient flow was the main challenge.
A decision was made to functionally separate the salon in order to create a transition to different environments, pending the treatment required.
A white curved wall masks the utility rooms, and is the backdrop of the main shopfront. An arced entry delineates the next room, in which a concrete finish outlines the space. Privacy is enhanced where required with a unique bright coloured curtain against the gradient frosted glazing.
KODA Cutters is intended to produce an emotive effect of welcome and comfort while operating as a functional retail space, through the use of selected furniture and finishes to complement its simplified environment filled in natural light. Contemporary interior design is manipulated to tailor for the mental and material interactions of both the users and the operators.
Sona Studio attempts to advance interior design through the influence of the emotional senses of those who interact with a space, through the development of the physical environment. The feelings the clientele could experience are in consideration, as much as addressing the aesthetics in the built form.
Team:
Designers: Sona Studio
Photographers: Terence Chin, Katrina Parker
