Balaatiin Gudaha · 2025
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafateeriya
by Jun Watanabe
- Abaalmarinta Balaatiinka ah ee A' Design Award 2025 in Gudaha
- 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 Kafateeriya
Arabica Riyadh Roastery waa kafateeriya qaab tiyaatar ah oo lagu dhisay bakhaar dib loo cusboonaysiiyay oo qiyaastii 885 mitir laba jibbaaran ah oo ka kooban laba dabaq. Mashiin weyn oo dubis oo si gaar ah loo sameeyay ayaa dul taagan masrax ku yaal xagga dambe ee dukaanka, waxaana hareeraysa qol kaydin oo miraha kafeega ah. Miiska jikada waxaa la dhigay meesha ay ka jiri lahayd godka fannaaniinta muusigga, halka atrium-ka kore uu u oggolaanayo in codadka baristayaasha ay gaaraan guud ahaan booska. Sagxadda waxaa hoos loo dhigay masraxa hortiisa, halka kuraasta dabaqa sare ay bixiyaan muuqaal kor laga arko. Marmar macmal ah oo cad, leben, bir dalool leh iyo dusha sare oo rinji ah ayaa kordhiya muuqaalka dhismaha, daahyaal khafiif ahna waxay kala qaybiyaan kuraasta gaarka ah.
About the Abaalmarinta Balaatiinka ah ee A' Design Award
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafateeriya waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Balaatiinka ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado runtii aan caadi ahayn, qurux badan oo quruxsan. Guuleystayaasha Balaatiinka waa mucjisooyin hal-abuur, marag ka ah xuduudaha hal-abuurka maskaxda, waxayna muujiyaan xirfad aan la dhaafi karin iyo caqli naqshadeeyayaashooda. Naqshadahan waxaa laga filayaa inay noqdaan shaqooyin aad loo yaqaan oo qeexa qurxinta xilli, u adeega wanaagga bulshada una hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafateeriya waa shaqo muujinaysa heer sare oo hufnaan ah, iyadoo aan shaki lahayn adduunka ka dhigaysa meel ka wanaagsan sifooyinkeeda waxtarka leh iyo kuwa qiimaha leh. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafateeriya waa shaqo ku guuleysatay Abaalmarinta Balaatiinka ah ee A' Design Award oo kicisa rabitaanno, dhiirigelisa, farxisa una abuurta farxad weyn.
Press Kit
- 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.
