Aqqu Central Café by Alena Krasatulinа and Vladislav Churikov
The Almaty-based studio breathes new life into a landmark pavilion, transforming 1960s nostalgia into a bold manifesto for contemporary commercial design.
café & tea house
Eventide café by Billboards
Coffee culture continues to evolve across the planet, and especially in countries with the most disposable income we’ve seen the most interesting formats popping up, offering either specialty blends, alluring design-led settings, or simply both. Mind you, the coffee parlour has even become a gentrification or wealth indicator for many a neighbourhood. Straddling the expanse …
Seventeen TeaHouse by Modum Atelier
The Seventeen Teahouse is located on the second floor of a street corner in Nanjing’s Caozhi Alley, situated between the bustling Xinjiekou commercial district and an old residential area, with no direct street-level interface. The design responds to its condition of being “present yet unseen,” while creating a tea space suited for contemporary socialization, balancing …
DEMER Busan Station Store by design by 83
Building on the success of the second branch located in front of Jungang-dong’s iconic 40 Stairs, this third location is set near Busan Station, in the heart of a district densely lined with office buildings. By day, the street is alive with the flow of commuters, but once evening falls, it becomes strikingly still. As …
Gutiérrez Café by toro arquitectos
Coffee culture has increasingly manifested across the planet by way of design-led coffee parlours in leading cities across the planet, including Montevideo. Since a few months, the leafy seaside neighbourhood of Nuevo Pocitos is home to a Brutalist-style café which pairs good quality coffee with matching lunch bites, tasty dishes and pastries. Called Gutiérrez Café, …
Orijins Coffee Shop by VSHD Design
Conveniently located on the street level of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), Orijins, a sleek new coffee shop designed by Dubai-based interior design firm VSHD, draws its inspiration from the beautiful imperfections found in nature. Simplistic in form and rich in texture and materials, the design of the café showcases the beauty that can …
SABHĀ café by NaaV Studio
In India, living a plush neighbourhood usually comes with a pleasant perk—excellent coffee options. We’re talking a wave of new design-led cafés which are increasingly popping up here, becoming the preferred extended living room for its many savvy dwellers. And mind you, Hyderabad is no exception. Fuelled by flourishing hi-tech, pharmaceutical and entertainment industries, the …
True Black Coffee Bar by NaaV Studio
When Rohith and Vikas—founders of a well-loved coffee brand—approached us for their newest outpost in Hyderabad, their brief was clear: each location must evoke its own sensibility while staying minimal and grounded. This branch would be no different—yet entirely distinct.
LGBTQ+ Community Center and House Rubén by Intersticial Arquitectura
Some houses are inherited. Others are bought. And there are some, very few, that are built out of affection. Casa de Rubén is one of them. A community center for daytime recreation intended for the LGBTQ+ community of Bajío.
Cafe HOM by Nhabe Scholae
Tucked deep inside a bustling neighborhood of Saigon, the site offers a rare pocket of stillness—an ideal condition for regenerating an ecosystem that reconnects with surrounding green fragments, the sky, and the nearby river.