Located in Taichung’s West District, Zhao Zhao Tea Lounge by Soar Design Studio aims to highlight tea appreciation and the rituals behind it. The owner, who has been immersed in tea culture since his…
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Radius Interior Design Studio creates skateboard-inspired cafe in Taipei
When Simple Longboards, a Vienna-based skateboard brand, wanted to launch its first global concept store, it chose Taipei from among other cities such as Amsterdam, Seoul, Tokyo and Vienna. The concept for Simple Longboards…
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Architecture F&B
G8A Architects designs Hanoi cafe that breaks away from city’s traditional tube houses
Veering from the prevalent compressed vertical density, G8A Architecture studio, along with VUUV Architecture and Interior Design practice, has designed a 1,000m² cafe in Hanoi that plays with architectural proportions to eschew the cookie-cutter…
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Architecture F&B Lifestyle Urban design
Harbour Kiosk with kinetic mechanism in Hong Kong by LAAB Architects is inspired by the city’s market stalls and action film industry
Despite the ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong, its architecture continues to bring dynamism to the city. From large scale projects to small kiosks, there have been a host of projects that aim to revitalise…
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F&B Interiors Lifestyle
Studio Kota Architecture designs multi-purpose cafe and event space in Jakarta with folded facade
Jakarta-based Studio Kota Architecture, led by architect Erick Kristanto and assisted by architects Wendy Sudibyo, Farrel Prahaditya, has designed Tujuhari Coffee, a 150m² cafe and multi-purpose located in the southern part of the city. The…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture F&B Sustainable design
Nitaprow Architects convert dilapidated amphitheatre into solar-powered cafe in Thai province
Bangkok-based architecture firm Nitaprow, founded by Nita Yuvaboon and Prow Puttorngul, has redesigned an old 150m² amphitheatre into a modern cafe in the central Thai province of Nakhon Pathom. “After learning about the…
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Stickman Tribe designs a range of F&B venues and spa for Maldives luxury hotel
DE51GN speaks to Asmaa Said (below left), associate director of Dubai-based and globally operating interior architecture firm Stickman Tribe, founded by Marcos Cain, about its new project in the Maldives for hotel operator Hilton’s…