{"id":394531,"date":"2026-04-12T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/394531\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:44:19","slug":"spaces-melt-into-one-another-at-geetanjali-salon-in-ahmedabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/394531\/","title":{"rendered":"Spaces “melt into one another” at Geetanjali Salon in Ahmedabad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian architecture office Metonia Designs used a uniform rust-coloured material palette to create an immersive environment informed by dusk in this beauty salon<\/a> in Ahmedabad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The studio<\/a> headed by architects Prakhar Jain and Shivangi Sharma was asked to create a scheme for the latest Geetanjali Salon<\/a> that challenges the archetypal format of wellness spaces.<\/p>\n

\"MetoniaMetonia Designs used a uniform rust-coloured material palette throughout Geetanjali Salon<\/p>\n

“It was one of those projects where we happily set aside precedent,” said Sharma. “The clients wanted something radical for this flagship store, a place where grooming transcends routine to become ritual.”<\/p>\n

“It offered us an opportunity to revisit the timelessness of Indian materiality, only to be reminded how enduring the palette can be when locally resonant materials are trusted.”<\/p>\n

Located on Ahmedabad’s upmarket Sindhu Bhavan Road, the two-storey site offered a blank canvas that the architects set about transforming into an immersive environment that rethinks the salon experience.<\/p>\n

\"MonolithicA monolithic welcome desk crafted from stone and weathered steel adds a sculptural feature<\/p>\n

“Design had to be reverse-engineered,” claimed Jain. “Salon offerings were imagined as art rather than services. Spaces became the backdrop while stylists stepped into the foreground.”<\/p>\n

The project was named Saanjh after a Hindi term for twilight, which informed the use of a rusty-red hue intended to recall the appearance of sun-baked earth at dusk.<\/p>\n

\"RedRed Agra sandstone features throughout the salon<\/p>\n

“Here, colour is not merely a visual trope; it is deliberate,” claimed Jain.<\/p>\n

“Spaces appear to melt into one another, drawing patrons into a sense of comfort while muting the chaos beyond. Be it day or night, you cannot measure time within.”<\/p>\n

Customers enter the salon through a reception area where red Agra sandstone makes its first appearance, while a monolithic welcome desk crafted from stone and weathered steel adds a sculptural feature.<\/p>\n

\"Men'sA men’s grooming wing is tucked away on one side of the floor plan<\/p>\n

At the heart of the ground floor is a gallery-like hairstyling zone featuring mirrors set between rows of pillars.<\/p>\n

This central axis forms a core that connects with adjacent spaces, including a hair colouring gallery and a barber’s station.<\/p>\n

\"SculpturalA sculptural white staircase spirals up towards the first floor<\/p>\n

The hall is designed as a performative and practical space, with stylists operating beneath rhythmically spaced circular cutouts that illuminate the bays like halos.<\/p>\n

A men’s grooming wing tucked away on one side of the floor plan is separated from the main space by a latticed screen designed to evoke traditional jaali room dividers.<\/p>\n

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The unobstructed styling space provides a view straight through to a double-height circulation area at the far end, where a sculptural white staircase spirals up towards the first floor.<\/p>\n

The upper storey contains private treatment rooms and bridal spaces, allowing for longer, more personal services that form an important part of traditional Indian weddings.<\/p>\n

\"MetoniaThe colourful interior is “deliberate”<\/p>\n

“Wedding preparation often involves families spending hours together in salons,” said Prakhar. “We wanted these moments to feel unhurried and special.”<\/p>\n

Dedicated spaces for hair, make-up, pedicures and draping a bridal saree are accommodated on this level.<\/p>\n

\"UpperDedicated spaces for draping a bridal saree are accommodated on the upper level<\/p>\n

Metanoia Designs is a multidisciplinary design practice founded in 2019 in New Delhi. The firm adopts a contextual and culturally led approach to projects that respond to the needs of users in a variety of fields.<\/p>\n

The project is among a number of interesting salons to be featured on Dezeen.<\/p>\n

London studio Unknown Works recently designed a sound wall<\/a> made from repurposed\u00a0galvanised steel for Salt Salon in the city’s Borough Market, while in Barcelona, Miriam Barrio Studios transformed the interiors<\/a>\u00a0of a\u00a0modernist\u00a0building into Curly Lab, a curly\u00a0hair salon.<\/p>\n

The photograpy is by Avesh Gaur<\/a>.<\/p>\n