Interior Design
Cocolocks
Salon interior
A small salon in Oakleigh held together by one continuous run of light natural timber, with custom workstations that move on ceiling tracks.
- Sector
- Retail
- Type
- Commercial
- Location
- Oakleigh, VIC
- Status
- Built
- Sector
- Retail
- Type
- Commercial
- Location
- Oakleigh, VIC
- Status
- Built
The project
Context. Cocolocks is a hair salon on Warrigal Road, Oakleigh, built around natural beauty. The tenancy is small, so every fixed element had to earn its space.
Light natural timber runs from the reception counter through the bulkhead lining to the custom workstations. Using one material throughout keeps a small salon calm and holds the space together.
Each workstation was designed as a custom, two-sided piece hung from ceiling-mounted sliding tracks, with concealed pull-out trays. Stations can be moved aside or reconfigured, so the salon can seat more stylists at once and change its layout as the business grows.
Form. Curves appear throughout, from the arched mirrors to the pearlescent lighting and even rounded power outlets, so the room feels gentle and unhurried.
Detail. Light timber runs from the reception counter through the bulkhead lining to the display joinery, which holds the space together.
Materials and details
Close-ups of the finishes, joinery and the junctions between them.
Cocolocks
- Builder
- Canopy Fitouts (design and construct)
More Design work
- Relevant experience
Blackhearts & Sparrows Elwood
- Relevant experience
Blackhearts & Sparrows Geelong
- Relevant experience
AppScore
Relevant experience Designed by Sam Fossati in a previous role, before FORJ was established.
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- EOFY Fitout Planning in Melbourne: What to Review Before 30 JuneWhat a business can realistically review, plan or upgrade before the financial year closes, and what is better planned now and built after June.
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