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Coffee Shop

Discover 9 award-winning designs tagged Coffee Shop on A Design Magazine.

The Cross Coffee Shop

The Cross

The Cross is a coffee shop and cultural venue set in a basement in Taiwan. The design turns a dim area with limited natural light into a lively gathering place of 1200 square meters. Full color LED media walls span the interior surfaces and support interactive visual experiences. The bar counter is made of glass bricks with programmable LED lighting. Stainless steel and mirrored cladding reduce the visual weight of structural beams and columns. The open plan layout and flexible zoning host exhibitions, live music and community events.

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Scent of a Golden Age Coffee Shop

Scent of a Golden Age

Scent of a Golden Age is a coffee shop in the Chihkan District of Tainan. The project is a renovation of a sixty-year-old two-story shophouse and covers 158.67 square meters. The design takes cues from the Showa era and from the imagery of the good old days. The steel frame and iron cladding of the old house are retained and refined. Revivalist woodwork supports the pitched roof, which has an oval opening recalling the entrance of a Japanese residence. Gold and autumn colors form the main palette. A spiral staircase organizes the circulation near the bar counter.

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Crafting 1000 Scenes Coffee Shop

Crafting 1000 Scenes

Crafting 1000 Scenes is a coffee shop interior located in a densely populated urban area of Taipei, Taiwan. The two-story space covers sixty-six square meters and has a narrow, elongated layout. The first floor has a four-meter ceiling shaped in vaulted curves and finished in turquoise, combined with brass-toned pendant lights. Continuous mirrors run from the facade to the ceiling, adding layering and reflection. The second floor holds seating and an evening bar, outlined by linear artificial lights. Low-VOC wood panels, mineral pigments and eco-friendly paints are used.

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The Henley Coffee Shop

The Henley

The Henley is a coffee shop interior in Hong Kong. The entrance resembles the door of a spacecraft and leads into a long, narrow corridor. At the end of the corridor, visitors reach the coffee bar and the main seating area. Plants, curves, custom-made lighting and materials in varied textures and finishes are applied to the ceiling, walls and flooring. Steel, aluminium, concrete, wood, feature glass and fabrics create a balance of hard and soft surfaces. The layout supports a circular flow through the irregularly shaped space of about 250 square metres.

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Kaffihus Hringur Coffee Shop

Kaffihus Hringur

Kaffihus Hringur is a coffee shop located near the Hverfjall Crater in Iceland. The circular building is inspired by the form of the tuff cone volcano and serves hikers before and after the climb. An open courtyard with an Icelandic garden sits at the center. Four quadrants hold the coffee bar, restrooms, an exhibition space and a covered observation terrace with views of Lake Myvatn. The modular wood frame is clad in charred dark gray cedar. Geothermal heat pumps, triple-pane glass and rainwater capture allow off-grid operation with minimal staff.

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Hutong Neighborhood Complex Coffee Shop

Hutong Neighborhood Complex

Hutong Neighborhood Complex is a coffee shop and community interior set in an old house in a Hutong of central Beijing. The two floors cover 133 square meters. The first floor serves as a shared living room for local residents. The second floor works as a back garden, where movable plant boxes divide the space by function. Low cost and environmentally friendly materials are used on the walls and floors, in colors that suit the Hutong district. The old brick wall and wooden roof are kept. The space also hosts art exhibitions, reading and shared office use.

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Clinic Co Coffee Shop

Clinic Co

Clinic Co is a coffee shop and brand headquarters located in Ankara, Turkey. The design covers 260 square meters on two floors and is divided into a coffee bar, a terrace and a work area. The coffee bar contains a brewing station, an espresso bar and a pastry bar. Handmade terrazzo tiles cover the floors and the exterior cladding, and the bar counter is made of acrylic. Opaque and glass surfaces are combined to bring daylight deep into the interior. The entrance was lowered to street level to order customer flow and to open the space to passersby.

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Come True Coffee Shop

Come True

Come True is a coffee shop located on a busy street in Taipei City, Taiwan. The interior covers 50.5 square meters on the ground floor and offers take-out coffee and souffles. Seating is kept flexible, with simple bench seats and standing tables, so visitors can choose a corner that suits their group size and activity. The ceiling combines golden light strips, blue mesh panels and interlaced triangles. Light passes through the mesh and forms scattered dots. Gold and dark tones and a curved bar front express the brand and its African coffee origins.

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Smile Coffee Shop

Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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