Holon

Holon is a new holistic wellness centre in Glasgow's West End, offering innovative health and wellness technologies designed to "guide clients towards optimal health". A first of its kind in Scotland, Holon provides a wide range of services from hyperbaric treatments, infrared saunas, ice baths and toxicology testing to mind-body and breathwork classes. Founder, Josh Fields, had a small budget with which to convert a tired and dated shop unit on Great Western Road, but as a new proposition in the wellness sector, this inaugural location needed to create an impactful first impression. S+Co worked through space planning with Josh and his team, creating a central receception area with treatment and consultation rooms on ground floor, a yoga studio on a restructured mezzanine level, and a spa with sauna and ice plunge in the basement. Materials had to be cost effective, but still in line with Holon's wellbeing ethos. Hard corners in the main space were smoothed out to create soft, flowing curves, finished with natural clay plaster. Cork flooring and wall cladding was used throughout to create warmth underfoot and to improve acoustics internally. Simple folded mild steel was used to overclad an existing staircase, and to to create a new reception desk, detailing carefully developed with local specialist fabricators, Old School Fabrications. Where a simple paint finish was used, climate positive, B-Corp certified manufacturer, Coat Paints was specified. The space reflects the balance that Holon seeks to strike between science, wellness and technology. S+Co was also responsible for signage and wayfinding, external facade design, MEP coordination, lighting and loose furniture specification and also the art direction and production of photography and film for Holon's website and social media. A holistic service for a holistic product and one that the client is delighted with, Josh describing the space as, "a beautiful oasis in the heart of the city where people tend to feel at ease the moment they walk in.”