blurring strains inside the NANA Espresso Roasters Bangna
Accomplished by IDIN Architects, the NANA Espresso Roasters Bangna department in Bangkok might very nicely double as a meditative retreat within the coronary heart of the bustling metropolis. The architectural expression reveals a cluster of white-toned, minimalist buildings that mix with the outside panorama to create a lush environment, drawing guests away from the buzzing Bangna-Trad motorway and redirecting their focus onto the espresso.
‘Via this idea, the boundaries between the three practices, structure, inside, and panorama, are blurred – the realism of the outside and inside are linked,’ write the architects. These ‘blurred’ areas create ‘undefined areas’ bathed in a chilled botanical setting. Additional blurring the strains, the outside panorama infiltrates the gaps wedged between architectural plenty and flows into the espresso store inside because of a beneficiant paneling of reflective glass mosaics on the ceiling.
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focusing the design on the coffee-drinking expertise
IDIN Architects (see extra right here) designed all buildings inside NANA Espresso Roasters Bangna to be easy and purposeful, with touches of daring strokes. Certainly, whereas the workforce did soften the architectural physique with lush greenery, it nonetheless gave method for the boldly slanted rooflines to flee by. This roofline maintains continuity with the prevailing constructing, which extends into three plenty the place the Pace Bar and the indoor seats are situated. The entrance a part of the prevailing constructing was successfully renovated as part of the Sluggish Bar and repair zone. Moreover, the restrooms behind these buildings are designed as impartial pods, surrounded by the panorama for added privateness.
Simplicity and performance prolong into the interiors, the place the principle focus revolves across the coffee-drinking expertise, a choice strongly emphasised by the principle counter with its inconsistently contoured high floor. The latter additionally serves as a social distancing device, referring to the northern mountains vary, the place the espresso beans originate.
NANA Espresso Roasters Bangna is enveloped by lush greenery
utilizing reflective and clear surfaces to increase the panorama inward
pure lighting pours in generously
