Blue Bottle Coffee’s Harajuku Cafe Is a Study in Restraint Done Right
Walk into most cafes, and they’re already selling you something — exposed brick, neon signs, mismatched furniture, a playlist that changes every twenty minutes. Then…
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This New London Café Has a Ceiling Inspired by St Paul’s Dome, and It Sits Right on the Thames
The stretch of the Thames running between Tate Modern and St Paul’s is one of those London views that never quite loses its effect —…
This Barcelona Café Borrowed Japan’s Best Idea About Music
Walking into Jaç Hi-Fi Café in Barcelona’s Avinguda Diagonal feels like stumbling onto something special. This isn’t your typical coffee shop with music playing in…
This Surreal Café Gallery Floats On A Lagoon Inviting You To Sip Coffee, Admire Art & Reflect
Picture a building that floats on water like a gentle thought. That’s what Azadeh Hamidi achieved with the Aban Café-Gallery, a project that makes you…
This Tiny Cafe Fuses Coffee Culture With Vinyl & Books For A New Generation Of Caffeine Consumers
You know that not-so-common and satisfying feeling when you walk into a space and immediately think, “these architects really understand what makes a great cafe”?…
Vinklu Transforms A Tiny Urban Gap Into Bucharest’s Most Stunning Coffee Shop
Bucharest’s tight urban streets hide surprising opportunities for architects brave enough to look beyond obvious sites. Vinklu’s newest Boiler Coffee location shows us that great…
Disorienting Nature: The Poetic Architecture of 45° in Niigata
Imagine stepping through the entrance of Studio Takuya Hosokai’s forest cakeshop and feeling your sense of orientation immediately slip away. The floor seems level, yet…
Japanese Cake Shop With Rotating 45° Spaces Offers A Unique Cafe Experience In An Ancient Forest
Called 45°, this unique cakeshop and café was designed by TAKUYAHOSOKAI and is located in Niigata, Japan. The structure is crafted to harmonize with its…
Kengo Kuma Wraps A Japanese Cafe With A Mesh Canopy Making It An Earthquake-Resistant Shimmering Mirage
The Cs Somme Cafe in Fukuoka, Japan, features a striking web-like canopy made of steel and mesh and is designed by the architecture studio Kengo…
The Harudot Cafe Features A Curving Form With A Baobab Tree Growing Through It
Dubbed the Harudot Cafe, this unique-looking structure in the beachside town of Chonburi, Thailand is designed by local studio IDIN Architects. The building is highlighted…
Minimal cafe with glass panels + floating corners is a tranquil haven to grab a cup of joe in hectic Bangkok
Nestled in the bustling and hectic city of Bangkok is an adorable coffee shop called the Double Slash // Coffee Space. Designed by Spacy Architecture,…
Tokyo’s unique Blue Bottle Cafe offers a safe experience for introverts & coffee lovers!
If I want to be more productive, I usually go work in a cafe to have a change of space or do a coffee run…