Oxygen

Beaconsfield

Client: Catherine Walsh and John Ivens
Contractor: Beechwood Interiors
Completion: October 2004

This previously Gents-only barbers was extended to cater for ladies, and now features 3 gents cutting stations along with frontwashes, and 9 ladies stations with 3 backwashes. These areas are separately defined with the reception acting as a control point between the two.

The enlongated shopfront is a key feature of the design and great care has been taken to ensure that views into the salon from the street are controlled and present the right image to the passer by.

...enlongated shopfront is a key feature of the design....

A masculine aesthetic, referencing the barbers heritage of the business, has been maintained although the beauty treatment rooms have a softer look and feel. The salon was also renamed and re-branded as part of the development.