Platini Brendësi · 2025
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafene
by Jun Watanabe
- Çmimi i Platinit A' Design Award 2025 in Brendësi
- 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 Kafene
Arabica Riyadh Roastery është një kafene në stil teatri e vendosur në një magazinë të rinovuar prej rreth 885 metrash katrorë në dy kate. Një makinë e madhe pjekjeje e punuar me porosi qëndron mbi një skenë në pjesën e pasme të lokalit, e kornizuar nga një qilar kokrrash kafeje. Banaku i kuzhinës është vendosur aty ku do të ndodhej gropa e orkestrës, ndërsa atriumi sipër lejon që tingujt e baristëve të përhapen nëpër hapësirë. Dyshemeja është e ulur përpara skenës, ndërsa vendet e uljes në nivelin e sipërm ofrojnë pamje nga lart. Mermeri i bardhë artificial, tulla, metali i shpuar dhe sipërfaqet e lyera shtojnë teksturë, dhe perdet e tejdukshme ndajnë vendet e lozhave.
About the Çmimi i Platinit A' Design Award
Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafene është fitues i Çmimit të Platinit A' Design Award, një njohje tejet prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve vërtet të jashtëzakonshme, elegante dhe madhështore. Fituesit e Platinit janë mrekulli të krijimit, dëshmi të kufijve të krijimtarisë intelektuale dhe shfaqin profesionalizmin e pashoq dhe gjenialitetin e dizajnerëve të tyre. Këto dizajne pritet të jenë veprat më të njohura që përcaktojnë estetikën e një epoke, kontribuojnë në mirëqenien e shoqërisë dhe zgjerojnë kufijtë e artit, shkencës, dizajnit dhe teknologjisë. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafene shfaq një nivel transcendent përsosmërie dhe, pa asnjë dyshim, e bën botën një vend më të mirë me karakteristikat e tij të dobishme dhe të vlefshme. Arabica Riyadh Roastery Kafene është një vepër fituese e Çmimit të Platinit A' Design Award që ngacmon dëshirat, frymëzon, entuziazmon, kënaq dhe ngjall gëzim të madh.
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.
