First built during the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi period in Chengdu, China, Kuanzhai Alley mainly consists of three northwest-southeast streets, which are connected by lots of small alleys in a crisscrossed pattern. During the early stage of the Republic of China period, among the three main streets, the wider street was named “Kuan Alley” (Wide Alley),...
Project name
% Arabica, Wide & Narrow Alley in Chengdu
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Dejing Zou, Masaya Kawashima / B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: stucco, handcrafted brick Floor: grey brick, exposed aggregate concrete Bar Counter: Dupont Corian
Typology
Café, Architectural Renovation / Interior Design
The project is the new store of the new-Chinese-style dessert brand “Zolaism” in Aranya, Qinhuangdao, one of the most popular seaside resort communities sitting 3-4 hours drive from the central city of Beijing
Project name
Zolaism Café, Aranya
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Jiaxi Li, Ziwei Zhou/ B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Built area
170 m² (interior), 47 m² (exterior)
Interior design
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: cement coating. Floor: terrazzo. Rock Sculpture: GRC
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
This is a modern oriental restaurant features the best of both contemporary aesthetic and Islamic traditions. It is a great integration of these two techniques. We tried to create a mix of both styles that embraced the beauty of the middle eastern culture in tandem with a rather modern finish.
Project name
Oriental Café & Restaurant
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Asmaa Kamel
Design team
Asmaa Kamel , Muhammed Kamel
Collaborators
Muhammed Kamel
Visualization
Asmaa Kamel
Typology
Commercial, Restaurant, Cafe
The location of the Zaman Café project was located on the outskirt of Tonekabon City, away from the chaos and bustle of the city and, of course, away from the usual hustle of a downtown café at the end of a dead-end street.
Architecture firm
mrk office
Location
Shahsavar, Mazandaran, Iran
Principal architect
Mohammad Reza Kohzadi
Design team
Neda Mirani, Moazameh Eshkevarian
Collaborators
Molaei Group (metal accessories)
Interior design
mrk office
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
This project was drawn and rendered by M. Serhat Sezgin. The construction and site team consisted of teams within Zebrano Furniture.
Project name
Calm Street Cafe
Architecture firm
M.Serhat Sezgin and Zebrano Furniture
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
M.Serhat Sezgin
Visualization
M.Serhat Sezgin
Client
Ali Demirhan and Yusuf Soysal
Status
Built, Ready for Sale
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
The Turtle Bay project is located on the lush natural area of Hua-Hin, one of the most famous seaside areas of Thailand. The aim of Turtle Bay’s owner is to create new eco tourist destination, organic eatery, chef’s table, eco café, zero waste, workshop area, local artisan’s souvenir shop as well as homestay style lodging
Project name
Turtle Bay @ Hua Hin
Architecture firm
Dersyn Studio Co., Ltd.
Location
Khao-Tao reservoir, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Principal architect
Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram
Design team
Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram, Nitaya Mokharat, Paly Poopradit, Suchin Thongmorn, Sahraw Rahamadprasert, Jagkree Phetphosree and Satit Khotchanan
Interior design
Sea Harmony
Civil engineer
Dersyn Studio Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
Narathip Deekaew
Construction
Chakaj Team and Clear point Inter
Material
Bamboo, Poon-Tum, Shingle Roof
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Afobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Client
Mr. Suwit Koochroensup
Typology
Hospitality › Café, Restaurant, Workshop and Home stay
The "Tagh Pelle" project is an exercise in forming a dialogue between two different forms of space with high contrast in performance, form, and material. Like a private office building that houses a vertical cafe gallery in its core.
Architecture firm
Hossein Kalantari, Amirhossein Rezaei
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Hossein Kalantari, Amirhossein Rezaei
Design team
Nima Kalantari, Hosein Abbasinejad
Visualization
Nima Kalantari, Hosein Abbasinejad
Typology
Commercial › Office
Designed by Iranian architecture practice OJAN Design Studio, Character Café & Gallery is located next to one of the main streets of Mehrshahr in Alborz province, with the area of 530 square meters. This old building was a two-storey construction with poor infrastructure, a complex plan and numerous arched openings.
Project name
Character Café & Gallery
Architecture firm
OJAN Design Studio
Location
Character, Masih Pakdel Blvd., Shahrdari Blvd., Mehrshahr, Alborz, Iran
Photography
M. H. Hamzehlouie
Principal architect
Ojan Salimi
Design team
Ali Merati, Saber Tajik
Interior design
Ojan Salimi
Collaborators
Eghbal Amin Khaki
Civil engineer
Alireza Safavieh
Structural engineer
Ali Merati
Environmental & MEP
Keivan Tavakoli
Construction
Majid Reza Salimi, Alireza Safavieh
Material
Concrete, Iron, Wood, Stone, Glass
Client
Eghbal Amin Khaki, Mohammad Shojaie Bakhsh, Hossein Shojaie Bakhsh
Typology
Restaurants › Cafe
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