The overall form is informed by a barn. The wooden structure features shading board on the front and rainproof canopy supported on top at the back, with stacks of grain sacks as façade and ladder on the side, referencing a straw shed for resting commonly seen on Chinese farmland. We want to maximise its flexibility and mobility, able to be adapted in various environment, creating a new public space within an urban city. We want to use architecture as a medium to connect people and the land.

The client is a bakery brand and wanted to explore the relationship between food and land in this project, which perfectly matches the design philosophy of our studio – use architecture as a mudium to connect people and the land.
It is a modular structure, allowing it to be transported to various locations. Details such as the placement of the grain sacks, and the length of the curtain are figured out on site with input from architects, builders and even random passers-by, adding a sense of impromptu. The mats on the rainproof canopy and the rough texture of the fabric in their primitive state present the beauty of wild nature.

We used stacked grain sacks as façade, combining the form of bricks and tactile sacks. Small openings are intentionally left in between the sacks, allowing the internal movement such as coffee making and bread packaging to be seen from outside, while inviting natural lighting into the building. A semi-private space can also be created by raising the shading board and releasing the curtains.

We want to maximise its flexibility and mobility, able to be adapted in various environment, creating a new public space within an urban city. To encourage people to interact with the structure, the bottom of structure forms a low seating area inspired by the low bench used for farmers who work close to the ground, while the grain sack façade is used as back cushion, with drapped down curtain, offering a sense of privacy.