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Dundas Square Barbers

Nivek Remas

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Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Single-Brand Store
5.50
5.57
6.00
4.93
5.5
Renee Cheng
Renee Cheng Partner & Vice President at CCD|Cheng Chung Design HK
historical narratives merge into th...
7.5
7
7
7.5
7.25
Johann Matthysen
Johann Matthysen Founder at Matthysen
7.5
8
7
7.5
7.5
Anand Sharma
Anand Sharma Founder and Partner at Design Forum International
7.5
8
7.5
7.5
7.63
George Takla
George Takla Interior Design Manager at NAGA
6.5
7.5
6.5
7
6.88
Ian Neville Douglas-Jones
Ian Neville Douglas-Jones Creative Director and Cofounder at Atelier I-N-D-J
dark, moody - yet deeply sensitive,...
7.5
8
7
8.5
7.75
Bethany Gale
Bethany Gale Interiors Design Director at Stonehill Taylor
7.5
8
8.5
8
8
Luc Bouliane
Luc Bouliane Principal at Lebel & Bouliane Architects
7
7.5
7
7.5
7.25
Banghui Wei
Banghui Wei Chief Interior Designer at Gemdale Corporation
7.5
8
8
7.5
7.75
Holly Hallam
Holly Hallam Coowner at DLSM Studio
8
8.5
7.5
8
8
Elliott Koehler
Elliott Koehler Creative Director at JPA Design
8
7.5
7.5
8
7.75
Designer
Floor area
850 ㎡
Completion
2020

Spilling directly onto Toronto’s Dundas Square, this unique and highly coveted location was acquired by our client to build the dream barbershop he always imagined of having since the beginning of his career. The client was particularly drawn towards a more classic barber shop with heavy molding and historical renovated projects. Because the site didn’t allow for traditional applications of molding, NR was challenged to reimagination the molding design on the ceiling and upper dado in the main space rather than the walls. The client also wanted a memorable flooring design that could be seen from across Dundas Square. Using the mirror columns as a base-point,a radial pattern was created in reference to the classic barber pole stripes. Studying numerous barber shop precedents with static stations around the perimeter, NR created floating stations around mirror columns to create a more dynamic environment. As the space was only 850 sq.ft, ombre mirror and wallcovering was utilized for the back room and archways to draw the user’s eye beyond the main space and visually enlarge and layer upon the design of the main room.