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Kuan-Yan Gallery Cafe

Republic Design

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Cultural Space
6.50
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Shannon Pringle
Shannon Pringle Interior Designer at Bernardon
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7
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7
7.5
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto Head Architect at KTX archiLAB
5
5
6
5
5.25
Judith Haase
Judith Haase Architect at Gonzalez Haase AAS
7
7
7
7
7
Jelle Sapulete
Jelle Sapulete Design Director at Adidas
7
6
7
5
6.25
Royce Epstein
Royce Epstein Design Director at Mohawk Group
Clever use of space to create ad ho...
7
7
8
5
6.75
Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl Design Manager at Lavazza
Interesting little space. Love the...
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7
6
6
6.5
Matteo Renna
Matteo Renna Founder at matteorenna | studio
7
7
7
6
6.75
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
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5
6
5
5.5
Simona Franci
Simona Franci Principal and Design Director at Fortebis
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7
7
7
7
Justin Bridgland
Justin Bridgland Founding Partner at More Design Office
6
5
7
6
6
Jaycee Chui
Jaycee Chui Founding partner at More design office
6
6
6
5
5.75
alberto caiola
alberto caiola Design Director at Alberto Caiola Studio
6
6
6
6
6
P.C.Ee
P.C.Ee Editor & Creative Director at industry+
5
6
6
5
5.5
Nic Lee
Nic Lee Design Director at Waterfrom Design Co., Ltd
7
6
7
5
6.25
Client
Kuan-Yan Gallery Cafe
Floor area
40 ㎡
Completion
2020

The concept of this F&B space is slightly different from general cafes or art galleries concept, which is more likely presented by an artistic way. Fundamentally the lengthy narrow shaped shop lot is hidden between buildings and alleys which is not given much natural sunlight. 

Thus, we tried to break through the ordinary narrow layout with more curvy and variable elements. We also do believe that minimalist does not equal to simple or dull. On the contrary, it is definitely including certain aesthetically elements, alongside with flexibility space, flexibility pathways, and variable interactions possibilities. Viewing from the entrance, both sides of the lengthy walls given the opportunities to organized as art display. Hanging rails are installed in the flat white wall which can be hanging variable size of art paintings. 

On the opposite wall, we created a large grid frame which is able to place and install the portable racks, or hanging art works. On the other hand, the curvy-look coffee bar physically given out more space for the display area, as well as to enlarge the look of the narrow-like shop house. Apparently, there is no certain title nor adjective to describe a certain artwork. Thus, instead of giving names for spaces with designated titles, we believe that these spaces can be named by itself by behaviors, or different arrangements by movable steel poles which are designed with track and wheels.