Plateno Interno · 2025
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafejo
by Jun Watanabe
- Platena A' Design Award 2025 in Interno
- CLIENT: no.10, NOMURA Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 816,612
- Verification code 5446D026FD · Verify this award
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About Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafejo
Arabica Riyadh Roastery estas teatro-stila kafejo situanta en renovigita magazeno de ĉirkaŭ 885 kvadrataj metroj sur du etaĝoj. Granda laŭmenda rostomaŝino staras sur scenejo ĉe la malantaŭo de la butiko, enkadrigita de faba kelo. La kuireja vendotablo estas metita tie, kie troviĝus orkestra fosaĵo, kaj la atrio supre lasas la sonojn de la baristoj disvastiĝi tra la spaco. La planko estas malaltigita antaŭ la scenejo, dum la supraj sidlokoj ofertas vidojn de supre. Blanka artefarita marmoro, briko, truita metalo kaj farbitaj surfacoj aldonas teksturon, kaj diafanaj kurtenoj dividas la loĝiajn sidlokojn.
About the Platena A' Design Award
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafejo estas gajninto de la Platena A' Design Award, escepte prestiĝa rekono donata al vere esceptaj, elegantaj kaj grandiozaj dezajnoj. La Platenaj gajnintoj estas mirindaĵoj de kreado, atestoj pri la limoj de intelekta kreemo, kaj montras la senrivalan profesiecon kaj genion de siaj dezajnistoj. Oni atendas, ke ĉi tiuj dezajnoj estu la plej renomaj verkoj, kiuj difinas la estetikon de epoko, kontribuas al la bonstato de la socio kaj puŝas la limojn de arto, scienco, dezajno kaj teknologio. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafejo montras transcendan nivelon de elstareco kaj sendube plibonigas la mondon per siaj avantaĝaj kaj valoraj ecoj. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafejo estas verko gajninta la Platenan A' Design Award, kiu vekas dezirojn, inspiras, ekscitas, ĝojigas kaj ekbrilas grandan ĝojon.
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- Unique Properties
- Like a theatre, the floor is lowered in front of the stage, with upper-level seating around it, so that the main stage can be seen from most seats. The store offers a variety of spatial experiences, with varying ceiling heights, including a low, calm seating area and an open atrium. The entrance staircase is designed at a height that allows the stage to be seen from the outside, as in a theatre, to heighten the sense of anticipation and attract customers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Store area 885 sqm with 2 floors.
Ground floor ceiling height: 2650mm.
First-floor ceiling height: 2450mm.
Atrium ceiling height: 6500mm - Tags
- cafe, coffeeshop, Japanese, Japan, no__10, nomurakougeisha, ARABICA
- Production Technology
- While unified in white, the color of ARABICA’s stores, the space expresses a deep white by providing variations in texture, such as artificial marble, brick, perforated metal, and flat painted surfaces. The floor is made of top-coated epoxy resin to achieve a clean, white, seamless floor. Indirect lighting was added to the ceiling in the atrium through perforated metal to create a top-light-like illumination.
- Design Challenge
- The process of determining the viewpoints of each seating area was difficult. After verifying how the main stage would be presented from each seating area through drawings and renderings, the seating layout and the viewpoint height from each seat were determined. We also controlled the visibility inside and outside the store through the height difference by creating a staircase at the entrance and lowering only the area around the kitchen counter.
- Research
- In order to make the cafe comfortable for Saudi Arabian people, we visited various local cafes and restaurants for research. Also, we interviewed franchise owners about the Saudi people and local culture. Based on the information obtained, we installed sheer curtains that take into account the distance between men and women, furniture shapes that make it easy to sit on, even in ethnic dress, and mirrors for personal grooming.
- Inspiration
- The store is a theatre-style cafe in a renovated warehouse of approx. 900 square meters, with a custom-built giant roasting machine as the star attraction. The roasting machine is placed on a stage at the back of the store, surrounded by ARABICA’s iconic bean cellar. A kitchen counter is installed in the position of the orchestra pit, and the atrium above allows the pleasant sound of the barista to echo throughout the store. Visitors can enjoy the story of making coffee with all five senses.
- Project Duration
- The project started with a site visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April 2019. The design phase started immediately and was completed in November of the same year. Construction work started in October 2019 and was completed in May 2022. (It took a long time because of the Corona disaster.) The Store opened in May 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Variety of seats are available for various ways of enjoyment. Bench seats where you can watch the barista's performance right in front of you. Box seats on the ground floor where you can see the kitchen and the stage up close. On the first floor, box seats and counter seats are available for a bird's-eye view of the stage and kitchen. Seats for four near the window offers a cozy atmosphere with the sounds of the kitchen as background music.
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- Copyrights: NOMURA Co., Ltd.
