Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.
ArioTotonu· 2020
Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe
Client: In Cube Design Limited
A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category
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The Design
About Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe
O Beans o se fale kofe ma se fale'aiga i Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, e tautua ai le kofe, mea suamalie ma taumafataga mama. O totonu e aofia ai le 2263 futu faatafafa ma e leai ni faamalama, o lea o le mamanu e tusa ma le foliga o se ana tioata. O luga o mea atagia ma le moli mafanafana e faamalamalamaina ai le avanoa ma faaitiitia ai le lagona o le punitia. O se sima uamea sei le pala e faia ai se vaituloto e latalata i le faapaologa o le faitotoa ulufale, ma o papa vaapiapi e faia i le lolomiga tolu-vaega. E tu se laau i le ogatotonu ma tupu i luga agai i le malamalama. O le pa mea suamalie e tuu latalata i le faitotoa ulufale e faafaigofie ai le faatonuga o mea'ai.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Ario
O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Beans Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale Kofe o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.
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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