Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes by Jun Watanabe

Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes by Jun Watanabe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Platinum in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

PlatinumSab Hauv· 2025

Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes

by Jun Watanabe

Client: no.10, NOMURA Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Platinum Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes

Arabica Riyadh Roastery yog ib lub khw kas fes ua zoo li tsev ua yeeb yam uas nyob hauv ib lub tsev khaws khoom kho dua tshiab uas muaj li 885 square meters faib ua ob txheej. Ib lub tshuab kib noob kas fes loj tshwj xeeb sawv ntawm ib lub sam thiaj tom qab khw, muaj ib chav khaws noob kas fes puag ncig. Lub rooj ua noj muab tso rau qhov chaw uas yuav yog qhov chaw ntaus suab paj nruag, thiab lub qhov khoob sab saud ua rau cov suab ntawm cov neeg ua kas fes nrov thoob plaws lub tsev. Hauv pem teb muab txo qis rau ntawm hauv ntej lub sam thiaj, hos cov rooj zaum txheej saud muab pom tau saum toj los. Cov pob zeb marble dawb ua los ntawm tes, thwv cib, hlau muaj qhov thiab cov nplaim uas pleev xim ntxiv kev xuas tau, thiab cov ntaub thaiv nyias faib cov chaw zaum tshwj xeeb.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinum

Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Platinum, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo kawg nkaus, zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab tiag tiag. Cov neeg yeej Platinum yog cov khoom xav tsis thoob ntawm kev tsim, yog cov pov thawj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev txawj tsim ntawm tib neeg, thiab qhia txog kev tshaj lij uas tsis muaj leej twg piv tau thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Cov qauv tsim no xav tias yuav yog cov haujlwm muaj koob npe tshaj plaws uas txiav txim lub caij nyoog txoj kev zoo nkauj, pab rau zej zog txoj kev noj qab haus huv thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes qhia txog qib zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj kev xyem xyav ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua nrog nws cov yam ntxwv muaj txiaj ntsig thiab muaj nqi. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Khw Kas Fes yog ib qho haujlwm uas yeej A' Design Award Platinum, uas txhawb kev xav, tshoov siab, ua rau zoo siab thiab ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab loj.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.
Patents: Copyrights: NOMURA Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Creative Director：Keita Aono
Designer：Jun Watanabe