TAGI Hair Salon

TAGI Hair Salon

SIDES CORE

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

ARCHITECTS
Sides Core

LIGHTING CONSULTANTS
Daiko Electric, Daiko Electric Company Limited

GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Total Life Japan Co., Ltd.

DESIGN TEAM
Sumiko Arao, Yasuyo Kawakami

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sohei Arao

PHOTOGRAPHS
Takumi Ota

AREA
73 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Fukui, Japan

CATEGORY
Services

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

Text description provided by architect.

This project is an independent salon for a stylist couple. As they used to belong to two separate salons, they have different client lists, so we combined cozy personal spaces with more expansive areas so that each can welcome their clients in comfort.

The basement-level tenant has a private staircase and dry area, and there are two existing doors to allow subdivision into two zones.

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

We treated the two doors as symbolic elements opening onto a 3m-long stepped counter in the front of the interior.

This area splits guests’ circulation routes between left and right and serves as a buffer zone, providing distance to the two cutting areas.

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

Two sheer curtains generate just enough relaxation. Low partitions and the dry area combine to give a spacious feel.

The salon’s name, “Tagi,” means a place that offers various ways of interacting with other aspects of culture, not just hair.

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

The stepped counter and wire-suspended hanger pipes are used as apparel sale spaces for items sourced by the owners.

On days when the salon is closed, it is also used as a pop-up shop and a venue for local events.

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota

Various functional elements, like mirrors, display fixtures, curtains, and lighting, are suspended from seven parallel hanger wires so they can be added, removed, and rearranged.

The wires are kept taut by hanging weights, a symbolic detail that adds an agreeable sense of tension to Tagi’s interior.

We hope this generous space, where people can step away from street-level bustle, will foster diverse human interaction.

TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota


TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota
TAGI Hair Salon
© Takumi Ota


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