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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

UNYC – hair salon in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal by Carvalho Araújo

 
November 20th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Carvalho Araújo

The store integrates a housing project designed in the late 60’s, in a composition that reveals a late modernism. The existing space was divided into two distinct zones: a large floor at the ground level and an upper store overlooking the main space and the courtyard to the north.

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  • Architects: Carvalho Araújo
  • Project: UNYC – hair salon
  • Location: Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
  • Photography: NUDO
  • Client: UNYC
  • Builder / contractor: PEDRALBET – Construções Unipessoal, Lda

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UNYC results from the fusion of the intended program with the search for a balance between a male and female space idea. The store and the upper store represent different atmospheres that merge in the center, solving in the staircase and in the transition between floors the complexity of the connection between the different materials and textures. This central space assumes the leading role, not only for its imposing height, but also for being the aggregator element of the remaining spaces. This is where the big table emerges: a functional and symbolic piece, with an intentionally unavoidable presence that materializes what is intended for this space.

Image Courtesy © NUDO

Image Courtesy © NUDO

The big window on the main facade plays an important role in the relationship between the interior of the store and the urban space. The imposing but translucent curtain, which both reveals and hides, translates the essence of this space: a place of encounter and intimacy.

Image Courtesy © NUDO

Image Courtesy © NUDO

Image Courtesy © NUDO

Image Courtesy © Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy © Carvalho Araújo

Image Courtesy © Carvalho Araújo

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