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This Shanghai café is designed to turn coffee-drinking into an experience

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From the street, the coffee shop is modest in form and colour, with its low, two-storey height and off-white colour matching the look of neighbouring buildings. - SFAP
The uniform façade is disrupted by deep openings on the ground floor. One of these acts as the entrance to the coffee shop, and as the visitor walks through, they leave the busy avenue behind and enter an airy vestibule. - SFAP
This intermediary space offers a moment of rest and contemplation, easing the visitor into their coffee-drinking experience. - SFAP

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Located in Shanghai and designed by Some Thoughts, 3 ½ Coffee elevates its experiential offer through an activation of the senses and a detail-oriented design approach. 

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