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Black, no sugar. A South Korean coffee spot puts the noir in café noir

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WGNB designed the 297 sq-m interior of SHLTR Coffee in Cheonghohean-gil, Sokcho-si, South Korea. - Yongjoon Choi
The all-black building (inside and out) is WGNB’s answer to the question of how to create harmony on the site with newly introduced buildings while preserving pre-existing elements. - Yongjoon Choi
In the rooms overlooking the sea, the darkness makes the interior almost dissolve, vividly framing the views beyond. - Yongjoon Choi

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Standing lakeside in Sokcho, a major tourist hub in South Korea’s Gangwon province, SHLTR Coffee uses the absence of colour to frame the surroundings.

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