Swedish architecture studio Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor has designed a hair, style and colour studio for award- winning colourist and stylist Sofia Geideby called Little Faktory. A 220 square meter basement in Stockholm, formerly used as an office space, was stripped down to its over hundred year old original state, revealing beautiful concrete walls and an industrial steel structure.

▼项目概览，overall of the project ©Mikael Olsson

The open original space being the starting point and stage for the hair studios creative activities, we wanted to add as little as possible and to make the additions light and non intrusive. The colour scheme is a muted version of the three primary colours – yellow, blue and red. The entire space was painted in a creamy, powder yellow tint. A muted backdrop adding to the colorful creations of Little Faktory. The creamy colour lends a timeless feel to the space, softening the concrete walls and ceiling and giving it travertine-like qualities. The red is used in were cutting and styling takes place and the the blue were water and colour is used.

We designed a set of light and airy additions, using two basic shapes – the circle and the square. For the free standing cutting stations we created circular mirrors with plus-shaped side tables placed on floor to ceiling steel tubes. Along one of the concrete walls the cutting stations are kept to a minimum, comprised of a wall mounted, floating side table, circular wall mounted mirrors and square shaped display shelves. The placement of the mirrors create infinity effects of colours and shapes, adding to the openness and playful feel of the studio. Along the back wall three sets of custom made, glazed double doors, reveal a colour lab, a VIP-studio and an office space.

▼理发区，hair cutting area ©Mikael Olsson