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The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe by Lizaveta Odintsova
The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe by Lizaveta Odintsova
The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe by Lizaveta Odintsova
The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe by Lizaveta Odintsova
The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe by Lizaveta Odintsova

Parahi Roto Whare · 2025

The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe

by Lizaveta Odintsova

  • A' Design Award Parahi 2025 in Roto Whare
  • CLIENT: The Larks Cafe
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,525
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About The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe

Ko The Larks he wāhi kāwhe harikoa mō te hapori aro nui e whakaute ana i te rangatiratanga, i te pono me te ngahau ki te ora. Kei roto i te taupuni noho hou o Podil Plaza i Kyiv, Ūkareina te tūnga o tēnei kāwhe e tuku ana i ngā parakuihi reka i te roa o te rā me te parāoa kakara me ngā croissant. He maha ngā tūāpapa matua o te whakaaro hoahoa: ngā tae māeneene, te hoahoa pikitia i ngā wāhanga hanga, ngā āhua porotaka mō ngā taputapu whare me te whakamahi i ngā kōwhiti. I puta mai te matawhānui i te ingoa o te wāhi: The Larks Cafe, he manu e tohu ana i te tūmanako, i te mārama me te koa.

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a The Larks Cafe Wāhi Kāwhe i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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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

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