Triage Salon

After a chance encounter in an elevator when carrying an architectural model, we are asked to design a new nail and hair salon in East Austin. We are excited to work on a commercial space in the neighborhood we love. Now occupied by Swamp Mermaid, Triage was a grooming lounge offering blowouts, waxing, nail, and makeup services. A full wall of warm-reclaimed longleaf pine from a nearby house acts as a backdrop to a clean and modern salon. The reception desk, shelving and central table were created by a local fabricator out of white oak and steel.

Contractor: DKC construction

Millwork: Pete Dahlberg was brought on to build the wood and steel manicure table, reception desk, and custom shelving. The steelwork for the millwork pieces was fabricated by Rhys Andersen of MethodMfg.

Engineers: The mechanical, plumbing, and electrical engineers that assisted with the design of the space was Bay & Associates.

The reclaimed wood wall was sourced by Urban Sawyers, from a deconstructed 1930's house on Canterbury street, in east Austin. The wood is a shiplap milled longleaf pine, which was reused for the Triage space, just a mile away from it's original home.

Photo Credits: Geoff Duncan Photography and Kayla Snell.