A coffee bar will be built in a corner facing the greenway.
In response to the client's desire to combine two types of business into one space and create a place where the surrounding environment and local people can gather, we created a structure that takes into account the landscape and the uniqueness of the place by combining materials and shapes. I tried to make it happen.
When I looked at the boards piled up as materials during the process of demolition and repair at the site, it looked like a fault had rose from the ground, and at the same time, the space where natural light poured in from the opening at the entrance felt like the inside of a cave. When I looked at the actual situation, I saw images of people laughing with drinks in hand in soft light, and I decided to make it into a reality.
The space is plastered to resemble a rock surface, and the counter has a height and material appropriate to the style of the coffee and bar. For the coffee, we used SOLIDO, which is made from deposits such as volcanic ash and has excellent humidity control and strength, and for the bar, we used shakers and stainless steel used in kitchens, and by connecting them in the center of the space, they became a symbol.
SOLID is a building material made by roasting beans (plant seeds) and turning them into powder, and combining them with other materials such as extracted coffee, volcanic ash deposits, and pulp. Considering the commonality and universality of material being reborn into a new form by reconfiguring it, we decided to use for the counter, hoping to create something symbolic within the space.
While taking advantage of unique sense of mass, we wanted to make it look like a fault cut into the ground, taking advantage of the characteristics of the material, which is 3 meters long. the counters were divided between the two business categories to visually separate their uses, and the hallways were also made with skip floors to create a ridged feeling on the ground and a rhythm to the space, creating a cave-like expanse.