Boutique salon · Adaptive reuse

BLOW

It's a Hair Thing · Kilkenny, South Australia

Project overview

A vibrant, community-inspired design transformation.

Located at 42 David Terrace, BLOW reinvents a former mixed-use building as a contemporary boutique salon. Kilkenny's street-art character informed a calm, gallery-like interior where local creativity, colour and identity become central to the customer experience.

Designer: Dezine ID
Proprietor: Hung
Builder: Access Projects & Construction
Feature artist: Guiyong Zhu

BLOW facade detail with the internal mural visible from David Terrace — New glazing and branding reveal the artwork within.

Understanding place

Inspiration from Kilkenny.

Existing BLOW site with street graffiti — Existing site and street-art context.

Graffiti on neighbouring Kilkenny buildings — Neighbourhood character and local artistic influence.

Mixed-use shopfront before redevelopment — The former mixed-use building before transformation.

Retail shelves within BLOW salon — Retail display integrated into the salon interior.

Guiyong Zhu feature mural within BLOW salon — Guiyong Zhu's bespoke mural reinterprets the suburb's street-art heritage.

Art + architecture

Local expression within a refined interior.

A restrained palette of white surfaces, black detailing and polished concrete creates a quiet architectural backdrop for the commissioned mural. Visible through the full-height glazing, the artwork becomes both an interior focal point and a contribution to the street.