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DOT Coffee Station #1

YOD Group

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JURY VOTES
Material
6.22
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6.74
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
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6.5
Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
I enjoy the entrance design stateme...
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5
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
Form language and materials feel pr...
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5.75
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
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6.25
Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
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6
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6
Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
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6
7
5
6.25
Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
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7
5
6.25
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
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7
Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
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6.25
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
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4
5.75
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
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7
7
4
6.25
Olga Sundukova
Olga Sundukova Cofounder at Sundukovy Sisters
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6
6.75
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
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6
5
5.5
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
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7.75
Designer
Client
Ervin Memetov
Floor area
30 ㎡
Completion
2021
Social Media
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Finishes
Sanitary
Furniture
Furniture

DOT is a city café that is based in one of the most active neighborhoods in Kyiv and specializes in high-quality coffee drinks to go. The interior of the venue is our statement of modern city life. It is eclectic and sustainable with a soft rhythm and an urban vibe. 

On a busy street in the heart of the city, frequented by professionals, students and vendors, it’s not easy to create a space that begs a double-take, and coaxes you to come inside. We aimed to design a small cafe that attracts attention not by its eye-catching solutions but by deeper narratives, openness, and a sense of modern coziness. 

The cafe comes as a part of the city by means of its transparent facade. It has two little tables and a niche with a bench where a few guests can sit. Another seating place is the massive bench along with the building façade next to the café. The timber on both benches as well as on the counter is old beams that used to be elements of some barn a long time ago. 

The focal points are the mosaic pixel art on the wall. It incorporates the dot as a pixel theme. The pixel as the starting point of every image. We deliberately chose not to convey any hidden message in this picture, but to create something weird, sincere and universal. Pure emotion that a regular metropolis inhabitant gets several times a day. 

The stairs and part of the wall surface inside the café are covered with white mosaic tiles with some pixel art elements. Other walls show the bare brick that emphasizes the value of the building erected in 1900. 

The second accent in the interior is a narrow screen with scrolling text. It creates the dynamics and sets the rhythm. It is like the adrenaline moving through the veins of the people who just got a double espresso. At the same time, it resembles a currency exchange signage you can see in any city. 

Every guest of DOT, like a pixel in the bright Kyiv puzzle, is a person in the big city where every day is filled with energy, emotion, and coffee.