CULTURE BARBERSHOP | SOFIA, bULGARIA
CULTURE BARBERSHOP IN SOFIA BULGARIA REIMAGINES THE BOUTIQUE BARBERSHOP AS A CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL RETREAT A HYBRID OF MODERN MINIMALISM AND CLASSIC CRAFT. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY THE PROJECT EXPLORES THE “MAN CAVE” AESTHETIC NOT THROUGH DARKNESS AND SECLUSION BUT THROUGH PRECISION MATERIAL RICHNESS AND A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF RITUAL.
THE SPACE IS ANCHORED BY CUSTOM DESIGNED BARBER CHAIRS CONCEIVED AS SCULPTURAL OBJECTS THAT MERGE TRADITIONAL ERGONOMICS WITH A REFINED CONTEMPORARY SILHOUETTE. THEIR LEATHER UPHOLSTERY AND POLISHED METAL FRAMES REFLECT THE BARBERSHOP’S DUAL IDENTITY CLASSIC IN FUNCTION YET UNMISTAKABLY MODERN IN FORM. THIS CUSTOM FURNITURE ALIGNS WITH THE LARGER ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE WHERE CURVED CEILING PANELS AND GRIDDED LIGHT MODULES CREATE A LUMINOUS IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT.
MATERIALITY PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE EXPERIENCE. A REFLECTIVE CHECKERBOARD FLOOR GROUNDS THE SPACE IN BARBERSHOP TRADITION WHILE TWO FEATURE WALLS BEHIND THE BARBER CHAIRS AND THE COFFEE STATION ARE CLAD IN FOIL LIKE PADDED PANELS THAT ADD TACTILE DEPTH AND A DISTINCTIVE METALLIC SHEEN. THESE CONTRAST WITH THE SURROUNDING HIGH GLOSS WALLS CREATING A VISUAL AND TEXTURAL RHYTHM THAT EXTENDS THE ROOM VISUALLY AND ELEVATES THE ATMOSPHERE TO ONE OF QUIET LUXURY. NEUTRAL LEATHER TONES AND METALLIC ACCENTS REINFORCE THE SENSE OF A SPACE DESIGNED AS BOTH A FUNCTIONAL WORKSHOP AND A STAGE FOR PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION.
BY UNITING CRAFT CUSTOMIZATION AND SPATIAL DRAMA CULTURE BARBERSHOP ELEVATES A FAMILIAR URBAN TYPOLOGY. IT IS AS MUCH A PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR THE RITUAL OF GROOMING AS IT IS A CONTEMPORARY LOUNGE TURNING THE EVERYDAY ACT OF A HAIRCUT INTO AN EXPERIENCE FRAMED BY DESIGN INTENTION.
Role - Architectural Designer/ FURNITURE DESIGNER
COMMERCIAL PROJECT | 2023
TECHNICAL SYSTEMS + CONSTRUCTION
CULTURE BARBERSHOP TRANSFORMS TRADITIONAL GROOMING INTO A CRAFTED RITUAL STAGE, COMBINING MINIMALIST PRECISION WITH LUXURIOUS MATERIALITY.
THE FLOORS FEATURE HIGH DURABILITY METAL LOOK TILES IN PORCELAIN OR GLASS VARIETIES WITH A METALLIC SHEEN SELECTED FOR THEIR MODERN REFLECTIVE AESTHETIC AND RESISTANCE TO WEAR. TILES ARE INSTALLED OVER A LEVEL SUBSTRATE WITH A PROTECTIVE SEALANT TO ENSURE CLEANABILITY AND SLIP RESISTANCE.
WALLS ARE CLAD WITH A PUFFED FOIL LIKE PANEL FINISH USING DIMENSIONAL METALLIC PLASTIC OR PVC PANELS WITH A SOFT QUILTED TEXTURE THAT CAPTURES AND SOFTENS BACKLIGHTING. THIS TEXTURED METALLIC FINISH CREATES AN IMMERSIVE LUXURY SURFACE AND ENGAGES LIGHT IN A TACTILE WAY.
THE CEILING IS COMPOSED OF CUSTOM CURVED PANELS WITH AN INTEGRATED GRID OF RECESSED LIGHT MODULES PROVIDING EVEN SHADOW FREE ILLUMINATION ACROSS ALL WORK ZONES. THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL FOR DETAIL FOCUSED GROOMING TASKS.
CUSTOM BARBER CHAIRS ARE BUILT ON POLISHED METAL BASES WITH LEATHER UPHOLSTERY INCORPORATING ERGONOMIC SUPPORT HYDRAULIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND BUILT IN FOOTRESTS. THEY FUNCTION AS BOTH HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT AND SCULPTURAL ANCHORS IN THE SPACE.
MILLWORK INCLUDING DESKS AND STORAGE UNITS IS CONSTRUCTED FROM LACQUERED PANELS WITH METALLIC ACCENT FRAMING. MIRRORS ARE INSTALLED FLUSH TO THE WALLS WITH CONCEALED FIXING TO MAINTAIN A CLEAN AND SEAMLESS APPEARANCE.
THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM INCLUDES A DEDICATED HVAC ZONE AND SUPPLEMENTAL VENTILATION AT WASH STATIONS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT AIR QUALITY AND OCCUPANT COMFORT. COMMERCIAL GRADE PLUMBING FITTINGS WITH WALL MOUNTED MIXERS ARE SELECTED FOR DURABILITY AND EASE OF MAINTENANCE.
THE RESULT IS A SPACE WHERE A MINIMAL LAYOUT MEETS TEXTURAL LUXURY CREATING A MODERN RETREAT FOR GROOMING THAT FUNCTIONS AS BOTH A WORKSHOP AND A PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT.
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