The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria by Lizaveta Odintsova

The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria by Lizaveta Odintsova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2025

The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria

by Lizaveta Odintsova

Client: The Larks Cafe

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria

Cafe The Larks és un espai joiós per a una comunitat conscient que valora la llibertat, la sinceritat i el gust per la vida. El local d'aquesta cafeteria, que serveix deliciosos esmorzars durant tot el dia amb pa aromàtic i croissants, està ubicat al modern complex residencial Podil Plaza a Kíiv, Ucraïna. El concepte de disseny es basa en diversos punts clau: tonalitats pastel, grafisme en els elements estructurals, formes arrodonides per al mobiliari i l'ús d'arcs. La inspiració va sorgir del nom de l'espai: The Larks Cafe, l'alosa, un ocell que simbolitza l'esperança, la llum i l'alegria.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. The Larks Cafe Espai de Cafeteria satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Cafe The Larks is a joyful space for a mindful community who value freedom, sincerity and a taste for life.

The premises for this café, which serves delicious breakfasts all day with fragrant bread and croissants, are located in the modern Podil Plaza residential complex in Kyiv, Ukraine. The peculiarity of this project: unusual shape of the space - most of the walls were in the form of glass partitions of a radial shape.
Dimensions & Packaging: The main emphasis was placed on the use of Ukrainian and Scandinavian design brands, such as: LITVINENKO DESIGN STUDIO, Diza, Babich studio, IKEA, Oitoproducts, FurFur, Kononenko ID.
Tags: cafe, beige design, cafe interior, mindful design
Production Technology: The design concept was to harmoniously place the technology zone and the landing zone for guests, and all this on a limited space of 50 m2. The project of this format required enormous energy and creativity, so as the making of the most exquisite dessert.

The main criteria in the technical design plan was to withstand all the necessary standards - ventilation, insolation, high strength of coatings and environmental friendliness of materials. Therefore, such types of finishes as microcement, self-leveling floor, decorative plaster, tiles and mirrors were chosen.
Design Challenge: A mixture of such modern trends complements the space as: metals (stainless steel), rounded shapes (arches), float glass and a bright ceiling (caramel), light asceticism (nothing superfluous, no decor).
Research: Entering this cafe, you immerse yourself in an atmosphere of freedom and sunny space. There you feel like you belong, in a big city, where everything is created for rest and relaxation.
Inspiration: The design style concept has several key standing points: pastel shades, graphic in the structural elements, rounded shapes for the furniture and usage of arches. The inspiration came from the name of the space – The Larks Café, a bird which symbolises the hope, light, and joy. Also the lark is “the highest form of human existence” (according to the Ukrainian philosopher Grigoriy Skovoroda).
Project Duration: Location - Kyiv, Ukraine
Duration - 6 months
Operation Flow: The key colors chosen were shades of caramel and pistachio, combining the colors of sand and gray, which brought everything together into a single composition. The textures of natural materials of concrete, wood and glass gave these interiors naturalness and light, a feeling of purity and lightness of space. The space is complemented by a mixture of such modern trends as: metals (stainless steel), rounded shapes (arches), float glass and a bright ceiling (caramel), light asceticism (nothing superfluous, no decor).
Patents: Buro Odintsova
Image Credits: Serhii Savchenko