The concept brief for this project was to rejuvenate a dated yet busy hairdressers in Plymouth City Centre. Our Client wanted a refreshing and lively salon look for its established customer base as well as a welcoming and friendly image to attract new business. Space was limited, and with issues such as drainage and lighting, consideration was given to the layout of washpoints, salon seating, reception and staff areas. Emphasising the linear nature of both salon name and footprint, the design incorporated decorative stripes on the walls and a change in colour along the long axis for the new durable natural flooring. The budget was invested in timeless high quality furniture and flooring, using accent colours and in accessories and finishes to facilitate simple and affordable redecoration in future years.
Bistro and Bar for City College Plymouth – Devonport 2007
This project involves the refurbishment of the tired and dated interior of the Bistro/Bar area at City College’s Kings Road Campus. A new modern, stylish coffee bar interior is proposed in which the students can spend their break times relaxing, and also use as a fully functioning training area for their catering courses as required. The Bar and Bistro area within the space are visually separated and defined by different floor or ceiling colours, different furniture, wall, and column treatments. New dividing screen/partitions to separate the Bar and Bistro from the adjacent circulation corridor have been specially designed to help direct customers into or out of the space, as well as adding decorative interest and character.
Bombay Brasserie – Plymouth 2007
This new Indian Restaurant in a vacant commercial unit in Plymouth brings
together the ‘lifelong dream’ of our Client, with our holistic design
approach. The project requires coordination of various involved parties’
requirements and consents as well as Local Authority permissions. The
interior of this new build space fuses contemporary clean furniture and
finishes with strong references to eastern traditional patterns and colours.
Initially a space planning exercise for the Client, Box interior design saw
the need and commercial potential for the overall scheme to be unified
from the external façade treatment to the interior details and finishes.
Company branding and continuity of the design has been considered and
tailored throughout, from the external signage to the stationery and
crockery.
Shock Hair Salon Ltd – Plymouth 2007
This vacant retail unit in a new development near the Barbican is to become a new Hair Salon. The large and unusually shaped plan of the space with its glazed frontage was ideal for the Salon area with the smaller staff and ancillary spaces concealed to the rear, keeping an open plan contemporary feel. The Salon has been designed so that all areas are inclusive and accessible to able-bodied and disabled people alike. The project required Planning Permission and Building Regulations Approval in addition to advice on specifications and space planning.
Teaching Space for City College Plymouth – Gin Distillery 2006-7
An unusual mix of education, retail and leisure tenants in the Plymouth Gin Distillery building make this a very challenging and complex project. Appointed by City College Plymouth we are currently involved in designing a teaching space for a Hospitality Management course within the existing accommodation of this historic building. The project involves new circulation routes, a bespoke separating glazed screen, manipulation of limited available natural daylight and new disabled access.
