🏢 Barbershop · Oakleigh, Melbourne
Traditional Italian barbering in the heart of Oakleigh
Research Phase
Before writing a single line of code, our research agent studied Giulio's Hairdressing House — their current website, social presence, reviews, team, and services. Here's what stood out.
Operating since 1987 on Oakleigh's Eaton Mall strip — 37+ years of Italian barbering tradition spanning three generations of families
Stats proudly displayed: 37+ years, 3 generations, 5-star rated — 'a place where fathers bring their sons for the same quality cut they grew up with'
Philosophy is anti-trend: 'No apps, no trends for trends' sake. Just skilled hands, sharp steel, and the art of conversation' — appointments via phone (03) 9569 6131
Design Phase
Every design decision was intentional — informed by the research, not pulled from a template library.
Visual Direction
Deep espresso brown with terracotta accents, Playfair Display headings, stripe pattern backgrounds, noise overlay and vignette for old-world charm.
Design Rationale
A 37-year Italian barbershop demanded a heritage feel — warm browns and terracotta evoke Italian craftsmanship, with stripe patterns nodding to classic barber poles.
Build Phase
Site Architecture
// Next.js App Router
Methodology
Spark (research agent) scraped Giulio's Hairdressing House's current website, Google reviews, social media, and business listings. Every piece of real data — team names, service pricing, business hours, unique details — was extracted into a structured profile.
Based on the research, a bespoke design direction was created specifically for Giulio's Hairdressing House. No templates — the typography, color palette, layout patterns, and visual effects were all chosen to match this business's personality and industry.
Pixel (design agent) built the entire 4-page Next.js application from scratch — 4 custom components, real content from the research phase, App Router with proper routing, and production-grade code.
Sentinel (QA agent) verified the build compiles cleanly, checked for placeholder content, validated all routes render correctly, and confirmed the design is unique (not recycled from another demo).
Additional Notes
Research sourced from public sources. All business data extracted and verified.
For Reference
Giulio's Hairdressing House's current website: giulioshairdressing.com.au
View Our Version →More from the experiment
This case study is part of the AI Web Lab — a 30-day experiment where AI agents build bespoke websites for real Melbourne businesses. Every site is researched, designed, and built from scratch by a team of five specialist AI agents. The full methodology, code, and results are documented transparently.
This study is being prepared for publication as part of a research paper on AI-assisted web development at scale.
We built Giulio's Hairdressing House's site in 4 minutes. Same process, same quality — a custom website built for you, not a template.