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Yijian Cafe

Golucci Interior Architects

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Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Bar
7.03
7.36
7.62
6.81
7.21
Tarik Al Zaharna
Tarik Al Zaharna Founder and Director at T.ZED Architects
8
7
8
7
7.5
Elisa Pardini
Elisa Pardini Director at Pardini Hall Architecture
6
6
7
6
6.25
Ye Hui
Ye Hui Founder & Design Director at JG Phoenix
6
6
6
7
6.25
Pauline Roussel
Pauline Roussel Cofounder and CEO at Coworkies
What a beautiful project! I love ho...
7
8
8
7
7.5
Jewy Liang
Jewy Liang CEO at CION
3
4
5
5
4.25
Mario Brown
Mario Brown Design Director at Landor&Fitch
Beautifully detailed and integrated...
7
7
8
6
7
Emma Morley
Emma Morley Founder and Creative Director at Trifle*
This is a wonderful - such a consi...
7
7
8
7
7.25
Winai Chairakpong
Winai Chairakpong Principal at b | u | g studio
I really love the beauty of functio...
7
8
7.5
7
7.38
Lucas G Martin
Lucas G Martin Global Creative Director at Flex by JLL
This is a really creative way in wh...
8.67
8.45
8.52
5
7.66
Javier Deferrari
Javier Deferrari Cofounder and Director at Deferrari+Modesti
Welcoming, inclusive, innovative, e...
8
8
8
8
8
Aviva Maya Shulem
Aviva Maya Shulem Founder / part-time faculty at AMS Design / Parsons School of Design
I love this project. As it is descr...
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.8
Wenchian Shi
Wenchian Shi Architect, Urbanist and Partner/Studio Director at MVRDV/MVRDV Asia
7.26
8.79
9.31
8.4
8.44
Federica Pellazza
Federica Pellazza Retail Designer at Federica Pellazza
Perfectly integrated in the neighbo...
7
7.81
7.24
7.52
7.39
Gokhan Avcioglu
Gokhan Avcioglu Principal and Founder at Global Architecture Development
7.38
8.52
7.67
8.38
7.99
Björn Asmussen
Björn Asmussen Director and Executive Architect at 3Deluxe
7.31
7.1
7.31
4.02
6.44
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Innovation
Functionality
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Bar of the Year
8.40
8.61
8.81
8.23
8.51
Firas Alsahin
Firas Alsahin Co-Founder and Design Director at 4SPACE Design
The back counter is not visible to...
7.03
7.36
7.62
6.81
7.21
Anda Zota
Anda Zota Editor in Chief at Igloo
I enjoy the democratic design of th...
8.26
9.64
8.93
8.4
8.81
Philipp Kirnbauer
Philipp Kirnbauer Director Project and Design at Eurest / Compass Group PLC
social coherance...
8.92
9.52
9.72
9.59
9.44
Bjorn Verlinde
Bjorn Verlinde Founder at Studio Bjorn Verlinde
fantastic urban design and very soc...
9.67
9.17
9.52
9.52
9.47
Li Wenqiang
Li Wenqiang Founder & Design Director at PIG Design
8.1
7.36
8.24
6.81
7.63
Client
Net Ease
Floor area
30 ㎡
Completion
2021
LEE Hsuheng
Golucci Interior Architects

One Space with Multiple Expressions Think of an easy thing, then find different ways to approach the simplicity. Use the limited space to accommodate the complex emotions of the simplicity, and let the space give you a special meaning during the emotional interaction . 

Yijian Cafe is a coffee brand owned by China NetEase. It is located in Shanghai JuLu Road, where the French settled a century ago. The parsol tree makes the small, western buildings on both sides of the street appear rather serene. The location's architecture style takes inspiration from the Sino-French apartments built in the 1930's. 

In order to express Yijian's attitude of focusing on producing high-quality coffee, we hope to create an atmosphere a perfect place for high-quailty coffee tasting, therefore we created the concept of using a clean wooden box embedded in the city's chaotic concrete ground. The box can be opened and closed, but is usually remained open, and a record player is displayed in front of the French window. This softens the tension and conflict between Yijian Cafe and the bars on JuLu Road, and the spinning disc of the record player represents Yijian's handmade coffee beans. This deliberate "contradictory" mix hopes to relax and liven up the atmosphere. 

A long, metal coffee bar sits in the middle of the wooden box, which besides serving the functionality purpose also connects the wooden box with the original concrete body. The coffee roaster can be seen through a glass door, which reflects the brand's ambitions for the future. A simple wooden box, a long bar table, it appears simple yet complex. Pass through the alleys while holding hands, and feel the fallen leaves of the four seasons. You will begin to feel the many emotions, within a single space.