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Le Temps Pâtisserie in an Old Plant

Xie Suting (DC. Design)

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Designer
Xie Suting (DC. Design)
Client
Le Temps Pâtisserie
Floor area
260.00 ㎡
Completion
2018

Rebirth This is a popular dessert shop situated in an old plant within a creative industrial park. The old building features nostalgic charm, with mottled walls covered by green ivy leaves . The designers introduced full natural lights into the space and kept large area of the walls in white. In this way, daylight penetrates the windows, falls on the black bar counter and creates fascinating interactions of lights and shadows, thereby forming a unique environment completely different from the outside. Less is More The entire space features a palette of black, gray and white. It was designed in a minimalist style, keeping a low profile to highlight desserts. For the spatial structure design, the design team also applied the concept of “Less is more”. There were some columns with uneven surface in the original space. After much deliberation, the team decided to dismantle these columns, thus creating a “clean” space without any superfluous structure. Fun The main space consists of three “boxes”. The black one makes people feel calm, while the white one is refreshing. The three boxes with different colors are interpenetrated with each other, adding a sense of layering to the overall space. The long and relatively narrow hallway was designed with no decoration. Such “blank leaving” design leaves room for imagination. The large French window brings full natural lights into the space and enables customers to enjoy the outdoor view.