HAIR PORTER SALON : MORPHOLOGY OF HAIRDRESSING SYNTAXES
The syntax of hair styling sets the rules that define the combinations of senses, confidence, & emotions that are considered to be correctly structured statements or expressions in that language. Within this very expressive context, the designers synthesised the syntax of a language into sequences of characters, underlining the identity of Hair Porter with axis of spatial relationships & visual coherences.
The central exploration revolves around a research stance to configure a series of functional spaces to attain the finest experience of hairdressing. This spatial configuration is connected in a hierarchy consist of the hair wash, hair-cut, hair treatment, beauty zones, as well as staff area. These syntaxes laid a basic foundation to what senses and emotions unfold upon.
Hair Porter Salon is sculptured as a unique and bold medium to cater the activity of hair dressing in an innovative expression, reflecting their practice in artistic hairdressing. In projecting the vision of Hair Porter Salon into physical realm of experiences, the designers were inspired to translate the logo into an arch element, dispersing at multiple visual angles generously. The resultant force of such reinforced the impression of branding and elevating the geometric expression within the syntax of hair-styling.
To further elevate the visual taste of Hair Porter Salon, the designers have precisely selected furniture with soothing colours & textures that framed well with thin metal structures, recreating a balance between heavy & light, smooth & rough, and solid & void.
The experience of hairdressing in the Hair Porter Salon is the morphology of spatial syntaxes, crafting unique individual senses & emotions within each of the space that allow customers to enjoy bliss of the process and elevate confidences through hairdressing. Through emerging geometrical, programmatic, and spatial strategy, different permutations of the same element are reflected upon the saloon, giving it another identity as a hair-crafting performance space. The boundary in defining hair dressing can always be pushed beyond the limit, as designers are willing to envision the possibility of design & experiences through the inspiration of creative design narration.