Wülser Bechtel Architekten has completed a male hair groomers in Zurich featuring a pair of sculptural mirrors and a floor that reveals traces of the building's history (+ slideshow).

Located on the ground floor of an ageing building in Seefel, the property had previously undergone multiple renovations. Wülser Bechtel was given just six days to transform the space into a barbershop for En Vogue male groomers.
Hoping to make a feature of the eight-sided floor, the team began by removing built-in components that were taking up space and blocking natural light.

"The small space was cluttered with different materials and was geometrically fragmented, but neither time nor budget allowed us to deconstruct to the building's shell," said Wülser. "We decided not to fight the geometry but find a way to involve it into the new design concept."

The space was divided into two contrasting zones: a white-painted section with cutting stations and a glossy-brown hair-washing and colouring zone towards the back of the salon.

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A strip of mirrors with enough space to seat five clients was installed along the back wall. But the team also designed a pair of three-walled workstations that are freestanding in the centre of the room.

The mirrors of each workstation are angled in different directions, allowing them to reflect views of both the street and the s...