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Seed & Bloom

TGP International

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.17
6.89
6.72
6.61
6.6
Natalie Badenduck
Natalie Badenduck Associate Professor at Mount Royal University
The architectural translation of pl...
5
6
6
6
5.75
Gregory Melitonov
Gregory Melitonov Partner at Taller KEN
5
6
6
6
5.75
Melvyn Law
Melvyn Law Director / Principal Designer at Limelight atelier
That clever little nudge upwards of...
6
6
6
6
6
Manuela Mannino
Manuela Mannino Architect at THDP
8
8
6
8
7.5
Patrick Keane
Patrick Keane Director at Enter Projects Asia
8
6
7
8
7.25
Hamish Guthrie
Hamish Guthrie Founder and Director at Hecker Guthrie
7
6
7
6
6.5
Anna Gavrichkova
Anna Gavrichkova Founder at LEFT design
Mirrors work nicely in this tiny sp...
5
5
6
5
5.25
Nina Sickenga
Nina Sickenga Founder at MOSS
6
7
7
7
6.75
Client
Samira Romaithi
Floor area
284 ㎡
Completion
2025
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Seed & Bloom is a dynamic, eco-conscious space that transitions seamlessly from café to restaurant and community hub. Designed to feel intuitive and welcoming, its layout supports everything from grab-and-go mornings to evening dining and hands-on workshops. A warm botanical inspired palette of layered yellows and tactile materials celebrates the locality and transformation—of craft, ingredients, and community. Rooted in sustainability and community, Seed & Bloom brings together the energy of shared experience and the calm of nature, inviting guests to engage, learn, and bloom together.

Functionality is central to the design, with a flexible layout that adapts to different user modes and purposes throughout the day. The space shifts from casual café to evening restaurant through shifting displays, dayparting and seamless controllable lighting integration, while a dedicated semi-private community area hosts community workshops when not acting as general dining. This adaptability ensures relevance and activity across all hours. It is also consciously inclusive, designed to welcome people of all ages and abilities, supporting openness and accessibility in both layout and experience.

The venue’s eco-social impact is shaped by inclusive programming and deep community engagement. The community flex space accommodates workshops like ceramics, focaccia-making, and flower arranging—often led by local makers—creating space for skill sharing, enterprise support, and connection; building a platform for social inclusion. The retail displays within the café are also stocked with goods from local makers and home-grown businesses that craft in the UAE and support sustainable practices. Community group gatherings further reinforce its role as a platform for social inclusion.

Beyond social impact, key materials were selected to support eco-minded decision making and regional education; such as Mycelium wall and floor panels and pendants, clay plaster and natural floral panels.

Seed & Bloom’s creativity is expressed through its narrative-led concept, brand identity, and storytelling. The colour palette was inspired by the desert hyacinth, a local desert flower that relies on a natural interdependent system to bloom (similar to that of a community), while ideas of transformation were showcased through materiality and spatial design. Materials utilised different techniques to illustrate craft and process, with sightlines to bakery and workshop areas re-enforcing transformation as process at the hands of bakers and community.

A key innovation lies in its purpose-built support for collaborative programming and dayparting: beyond dining, it facilitates workshops, artisan-led events, and retail showcases in one cohesive hospitality setting. This layered model brings together commerce, education, and community under one roof. By embedding creative and economic exchange into its fabric, Seed & Bloom offers a scalable, contemporary approach to place-making.