Smile Coffee 咖啡馆 by Bryan Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

银室内· 2020

Smile Coffee 咖啡馆

by Bryan Chang

Client: Vaste Interiors

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About Smile Coffee 咖啡馆

Smile Coffee 是一家位于繁忙市区的咖啡馆。室内设计遵循丹麦的 Hygge 理念,即在平凡日子里所体会到的舒适与静谧的幸福感。设计保留了建筑原有的水泥质感,并以回收木材打造全新的界面。U 形吧台与一张长桌正对入口,既便于服务,也促进人与人之间的交流。楼梯串联起三个层次,玻璃隔断则通向二楼的用餐区域。普鲁士蓝出现在户外雨篷、墙面标识以及室内沙发之上。自然光充盈整个一层空间。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Smile Coffee 咖啡馆是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Smile Coffee 咖啡馆将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Smile Coffee 咖啡馆是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.