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C.F. Café

dongqi Architects

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Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Material
6.85
6.46
6.85
5.31
6.37
Jaycee Chui
Jaycee Chui Founding partner at More design office
6
6
7
5
6
Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl Design Manager at Lavazza
Nice material choice and color pale...
8
8
9
5
7.5
Royce Epstein
Royce Epstein Design Director at Mohawk Group
Love the terrazzo and similar finis...
8
7
7
5
6.75
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
Nice use of material and color....
6
6
7
5
6
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto Head Architect at KTX archiLAB
8
6
9
5
7
Matteo Renna
Matteo Renna Founder at matteorenna | studio
7
8
9
5
7.25
alberto caiola
alberto caiola Design Director at Alberto Caiola Studio
7
6
7
6
6.5
Shannon Pringle
Shannon Pringle Interior Designer at Bernardon
7
5
3
7
5.5
Judith Haase
Judith Haase Architect at Gonzalez Haase AAS
8
7
8
5
7
Jelle Sapulete
Jelle Sapulete Design Director at Adidas
7
7
6
5
6.25
Simona Franci
Simona Franci Principal and Design Director at Fortebis
6
6
5
6
5.75
Justin Bridgland
Justin Bridgland Founding Partner at More Design Office
I find the relationship between the...
5
5
6
5
5.25
P.C.Ee
P.C.Ee Editor & Creative Director at industry+
6
7
6
5
6
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.69
6.31
6.77
5.31
6.27
Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl Design Manager at Lavazza
I love the open market space concep...
7
8
8
5
7
Royce Epstein
Royce Epstein Design Director at Mohawk Group
Great concept and design, just woul...
8
7
7
5
6.75
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
7
6
7
5
6.25
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto Head Architect at KTX archiLAB
8
6
9
5
7
Matteo Renna
Matteo Renna Founder at matteorenna | studio
7
7
8
5
6.75
alberto caiola
alberto caiola Design Director at Alberto Caiola Studio
7
6
7
6
6.5
Shannon Pringle
Shannon Pringle Interior Designer at Bernardon
5
6
5
6
5.5
Judith Haase
Judith Haase Architect at Gonzalez Haase AAS
8
8
7
6
7.25
Jelle Sapulete
Jelle Sapulete Design Director at Adidas
7
7
6
5
6.25
Simona Franci
Simona Franci Principal and Design Director at Fortebis
6
6
5
6
5.75
Justin Bridgland
Justin Bridgland Founding Partner at More Design Office
Quite like how the functions flow t...
6
5
6
5
5.5
Jaycee Chui
Jaycee Chui Founding partner at More design office
5
5
6
5
5.25
P.C.Ee
P.C.Ee Editor & Creative Director at industry+
6
5
7
5
5.75
Client
C.F. Café
Floor area
288 ㎡
Completion
2018
Project Team
JIANG Nan, Yiting Ma, Mengying Cui, Leyan Wang

Designed by dongqi Architects, Changzhou C.F. Café reveals a cheerful and modest branding character by spatial redefining and material selection. The idea of open market space is introduced into the concept design. The space is required to have Bakery, coffee making and juice making areas, which are redefined by using three curved bar counters respectively. People move through different areas or chatting alongside each area just like roaming inside an open market, giving an active, dynamic and pleasing atmosphere. Stainless steel, terrazzo and exposed aggregate finish are the main materials and crafts for the space. 3/4 of the bar top is made of stainless steel, while the rest of the bar top including the side of the bar counter is made of terrazzo and exposed aggregate. The shiny terrazzo gradually fuses into the rough exposed aggregate finish by exquisite skills of craftsmen. The materials altogether show a mixed character of modernity and tradition. Three curved caps on top of each bar counter, using exposed aggregate finish, concave into the whole ceiling and highlight each area. The curved bar counters merge into the wall and create the concaved stainless steel walls for showcase. The inner façade incorporates terrazzo bar table and transparent glass. The entrance, curving inward, echoes the curved elements of the space and welcomes the people come and forth.