Hair Academy
By Austaron Surfaces
Designed by Anthony Farmer - DNA Design
Interior Refurbishment of the Heritage Listed Reid House building. Behind the façade of the beautiful heritage listed Reid House building, located in the Sydney CBD, is the recently refurbished KAO Salon Academy. The Academy – well known for its innovative classes and state-of-the-art facilities – shows how effortlessly modern materials can flow cohesively within the realms of vintage architecture.
Greeting everyone that enters the academy is a stunning three-dimensional Mario Romano Wall in Origami design. Backlit to give extra impact, it offers a beautiful backdrop within the corridor; this artistic feature wall is visible from various points that lead through this space.
Looking for clean lines, simplicity, and monochromatic finishes, Staron Solid Surface in Bright White was selected for the reception counter and the lunch and tearooms. Not only chosen for the premium aesthetic Staron Solid Surfaces offer, but it was also selected for its easy to maintain properties, along with the reassurance that it would remain a crisp white colour throughout its life. One of the tallest buildings of its time using a timber post and beam structure, the selection of Staron in Bright White allows the hardwood support columns to be a prominent feature in the fit out.
The need to be able to open and close off specific areas of the Academy led to the selection of Kaynemaile Architectural Mesh, specified in both fixed frame and folding screens with Bronze the selected colour to complement the interior. The modern chainmail fabric consisting of polycarbonate interlinked rings, provides a unique focal point, creating privacy while maintaining visibility.
The KAO Salon Academy showcases a collection of the Austaron Surfaces product range coming together in one project.
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Locally owned and operating across Australia and New Zealand, Austaron Surfaces is a trusted supplier of quality surfaces and finishes, supplying premium building materials to the architecture, design and building industry.
Austaron Surfaces value both transparency in our products, and human connection; we are a people-driven company who want to see your ideas come to life. We support both quality production and local manufacturing. Additionally, we strive to offer product education, excellent service and communication. Our curated collection of standout brands embodies many eco-friendly and sustainable qualities, we encourage you to explore the back stories of each brand to gain insight into their unique attributes.
Our Austaron journey began with our foundation brand as we became the (Aus)tralian distributors of (Staron) Solid Surface, which introduced Austaron to the building industry in 2003. We have always loved the versatility of Staron Solid Surface which is very evident for anyone that has met us.
We value product education and customer satisfaction, always going above and beyond to do what is needed for the wellbeing of a great outcome. Our team are like-minded people with drive and passion for the construction industry and strive to give their all.
Establishing our Staron brand into the building industry gave us the opportunity to introduce the beautiful Acrylic Couture. Followed a little while after by the very innovative Kaynemaile and the latest addition to our range, the very creative Mario Romano Walls. We are grateful to be connected with the people behind each of these amazing products and to be able to represent them. Embracing the opportunity to represent other brands, we became Austaron Surfaces.
As an established company, in 2021, the opportunity to promote our product offering to the New Zealand market, saw the founding of a new company within that region with 3 local partners. Austaron Surfaces is locally owned and operated in both Australia and New Zealand.