Smile Coffee Kafé by Bryan Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Silver in Interiör- och Utställningsdesign Competition Category.

SilverInteriör· 2020

Smile Coffee Kafé

by Bryan Chang

Client: Vaste Interiors

A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Interiör Category

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The Design

About Smile Coffee Kafé

Smile Coffee är ett kafé beläget i ett livligt stadsområde. Interiören följer den danska idén om Hygge, som beskriver välbefinnande och stillsam lycka i vardagen. Byggnadens ursprungliga cementtextur bevarades, och återvunnet trä användes för nya ytor. En U-formad bardisk och ett långbord vetter mot entrén och understödjer service och interaktion. Trappor förbinder tre plan, och en glasvägg leder till matplatsen på andra våningen. Preussiskt blått återkommer på det utomhus placerade skärmtaket, väggloggan och den inomhus placerade soffan. Naturligt ljus fyller bottenvåningen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Smile Coffee Kafé är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Smile Coffee Kafé förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Smile Coffee Kafé är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The low-profile coffee shop situated in the hustle and bustle city, which the shop owner expects to indicate the Danish living philosophy of "Hygge" into it that also echoes the brand concept, as well bring about a concise, comfy and heartwarming ambience.
The designers merely exploit minimal modify to present the intrinsic quality of the space, so that not only lays out pristine but also delicate texture circumstance, thence shows up a charming environment for the daily life.
Dimensions & Packaging: The design of the U-shaped bar that echoes the attitude of enjoying together towards to life. Then pay attention to the especially constructed platform loft is connected to the dining area on the second floor with the penetrating glass compartment as the transitional area. The seats here make a directional turning to cooperate the flow of the space. The oblique splice wood plates of the ceiling that add rich layering of vision.
Tags: Hygge, Comfy, Recycled Material, High Ceiling, Sunlight
Production Technology: For the exterior, lead the plentiful green landscapes that conduce with the wood grain fair-faced concrete wall. Besides the large area of natural sunlight on the first floor, arranged the annular lightings of candle shape on the second floor that coordinate with the white loft terrace and the snow mural. And we retained the original appearance and the brick laid hand-grinding texture. By way of processing the recycled used wood; the diffusing light of the bar; the manual spraying words on the planks; endow the building materials a new life.
Design Challenge: Take the advantage of the hollowed high ceiling pattern of the original building, and then make use of stairs to connect three different elevations of the space.
On the first floor, the counter towards to the entrance link up with a long table, which forms the field axis and plays the role of service and interaction.
Research: On the first floor, the counter towards to the entrance link up with a long table, which forms the field axis and plays the role of service and interaction. Additionally set up the to-go window and exterior seating area, thence coordinate each region to acquire the unique spatial experience, moreover keeps the interaction, and spreads the original intention of the brand to every corner of the space.
Inspiration: "Hygge" is a state in which happiness can be felt in the ordinary days. Follow the ideology, we retain the original cement texture of the building, and processing with exploiting the recycled wood. By way of the large area lighting and the hollow pattern.Prussian blue as the representative color of the enterprise, which apply on the outdoors canopy, the LOGO on the metope and the indoor sofa.
Project Duration: The project started in Oct. 2015 in Taichung City and finished in Jan. 2016.
Operation Flow: The low-profile coffee shop situated in the hustle and bustle city, which the shop owner expects to indicate the Danish living philosophy of "Hygge" into it that also echoes the brand concept, as well bring about a concise, comfy and heartwarming ambience. In here, attempt to embrace the essence of life, slow down and readjust yourself as for to own a comfy leisure time.
Patents: All copyright belongs to VASTE INTERIORS
All image credit belongs to LDK International Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Ray Ho
Image Credits: All copyright belongs to VASTE INTERIORS
All image credit belongs to LDK International Co., Ltd.