Yoshihiro kato atelier has designed the ‘WESTORY’ hair salon located 30 minutes by car from the center of nagoya city in japan. What was originally a field, the site is now home to the single story intervention. Incorporating elements of greenery within and around the new building, the guiding concept behind the project was to create a hair salon with a more natural feeling.

Measuring 134.99 m2 in area, the building is set back from the street. The parking lot is formed in crushed stone, providing a rough and more natural feel. Concrete slabs, positioned in the center of the site, denote the path to the hair salon, welcoming customers inside. The volume announces itself by a continuous roof plain that folds over and extends down to create the main entrance façade. By doing this, the architect forms a somewhat introverted appearance, as the interior is partially hidden by the diagonal lines of the roof extension.