Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé by Vincent Chi-Wai Chiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
FàdákàInú Ilé· 2020
Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé
Client: In Cube Design Limited
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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The Design
About Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé
Book Text: Beans jẹ́ kafé àti ilé oúnjẹ ní Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, tí ó ń sìn kọfí, àwọn oúnjẹ dídùn àti oúnjẹ fúyẹ́. Inú ilé náà gba ẹsẹ̀ bàtà oníbùú 2263 (square feet) kò sì ní fèrèsé, nítorí náà àpẹẹrẹ rẹ̀ mú ìrísí ihò àpáta kristali. Àwọn ojú tí ń tan ìmọ́lẹ̀ padà àti ìtànná gbígbóná mú kí àyè náà mọ́lẹ̀, ó sì dín ìmọ̀lára títìí mọ́lé kù. Ojú irin aláìléèpa tí ń jó ìgbì ń dá adágún nítòsí àjà ẹnu-ọ̀nà, àwọn àpáta tóóró ni a sì ṣe nípasẹ̀ ìtẹ̀wé onígun-mẹ́ta. Igi kan dúró ní àárín gbùngbùn ó sì ń dàgbà lọ sí ìhà ìmọ́lẹ̀. A gbé báà oúnjẹ dídùn sí nítòsí ẹnu-ọ̀nà láti mú kí ṣíṣe àṣẹ oúnjẹ rọrùn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Beans Primary Function: Àpẹẹrẹ Inú Ilé Kafé jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
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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