C de France · Riviera Salon (香江花园沙龙) · Completed 2010
Catherine de France or C de France is a franchise of hair-cut salon in China. This salon is the second one we were commissioned to do in Beijing, after the Sanlitun flagship salon.
Like for many other projects, our focus was to work a lot on the main display to find the right way to make it the most efficient possible. "For this second salon different geometries are employed to make the best use of the space". The reception, waxing room and shampoo are located along the main facade separated from the main space by a wooden screen wall featuring the logo of company. The reception is under a curved ceiling that goes over the glass wall into the mall corridor to signal the entrance. The stations of the main room are disposed to make use of the natural light the most efficiently.