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Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang

Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa in Afeṣṣel n Ugensu, Taddart n Uzenz d Uskan Competition Category.


LfeṭṭaAgensu· 2020

Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa

by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang

Client: In Cube Design Limited

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa Winner in Agensu Category

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The Design

About Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa

Book Text: Beans d asqamu n lqahwa d uɣmis deg Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, i d-yeqqimen lqahwa, tiqdiyin d wuččiyen ifessasen. Daxel yeṭṭef 2263 n yiḍarren yeɛmuren yerna ur yesɛi ara ṭṭaqan, ihi aɣawas yettuwal am tɣemmart n weblluṛ. Tfeggagin i d-yettεakasen tafat d tafat taḥmayant sserɣayent tallunt yerna ṣṣenqadent asfeḍ n weɣlaq. Tama n leḥdid ur nreṣṣu ara tettemcarwaḍ tettxelliq abeḥri tama n ssqef n tewwurt, ma d idɣaɣen iceṭṭuḥen ttwaxedmen s usiggez n tlata yesԑa n ledqayeq. Yiwet n ttejṛa tbedd deg tlemmast yerna tettimɣur ɣer tafat. Aḥanut n tqdiyin yers tama n tewwurt akken ad isehwen tuṭṭfa n usurif.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa

Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lfeṭṭa, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeḥlan s waṭas. Imerbaḥen n Lfeṭṭa d isnulfa yelhan akk, yesɛan tmusni d tazmert. Beans Primary Function: Aɣawas n daxel n usqamu n lqahwa ad yili d asnulfu amaynut, yelhan, ad yeǧǧ ddunit tennuɣ.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Beans Cafe serving coffee, dessert and light meal, providing a breathable place for people to escape from busy living. Cave also a protective shelter, customer feels safe and relax inside. Shining of crystal catches their eye and reminds them the good time in there.
Dimensions & Packaging
2263 sq ft
Located at Ma On Shan, New Territories in Hong Kong
Tags
crystal, crystal cave , beans, be water, sky light
Production Technology
Designer creates a lake in front of the entrance ceiling with waving stainless steal surface, some narrow gull rocks are produced by 3D printing. The rocks are not identical to stimulate the power of nature. A tree is planted in the centre of the restaurant and grow toward the light in the middle, to make the light so real to be sun. Special lighting also allows brightness to be auto associated with outdoor true sunlight.
Design Challenge
Space without window is a challenge to create brand image of Beans which emphasis on nature. Designer applied several elements to brighten the space and reflections on the wall to reduce the pressure of a closed interior. He also reduced the amount of walls to make the area more spacious.
Research
To have a full picture and application on the idea of cave, designer went to different caves for details research so to realize the natural cave in the restaurant. The ceiling, all, and combination of colour and decoration are from inspired by the real caves. Moreover, lots of 3D printing models were produced before construction.
Inspiration
A store without window lets the designer associated with a cave. To make this cave comfortable and ensure some warm lighting in it, the design concept Crystal Cave applied. Reflection of crystal brightens the place; also the natural light could be reflected into the store.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2017 and finished in March 2018 in Hong Kong
Operation Flow
Beans is a popular cafe, to facilitate the operation of ordering, the dessert bar is placed near the entrance, the customer could make their choice while waiting to be seated. Zoning of corridor and the dining tables are well considered to allow effective business model.
Patents
Copyrights belong to In Cube Design Limited, 2020.
Team Members
Designer: Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang
Designer: Kevin Ho-Pun Lau
Image Credits
In Cube Design Limited

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