Bosgaurus Espresso Roasters / NU structure & design
Textual content description offered by the architects. Bosgaurus Espresso Roasters is a neighborhood professional serving farm-to-table specialty espresso. With the slogan “holding goals awake”, they persistently experiment to raise the Vietnamese espresso high quality and craftsmanship on the worldwide stage. By opening their flagship retailer in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, they proceed to hunt the language of minimal and chic design. The native cultural context was the most important driver for the design, specifically the close by Saigon Opera Home which impressed not solely the structure, but additionally the concept of stay efficiency. The prevailing Artwork Deco-style facade of the location was preserved and painted in impartial colors to match the Saigon Opera Home’s tones.
Embracing each the consumer’s story and native context, we proposed a design that revolves across the idea of a “performing stage”, with the imaginative and prescient to raise the artwork of espresso making and baristas as performers showcasing their artwork. Strategic spatial planning led us to have the bar as a stage. The stage consists firstly of the heavy bar and secondly, the signature aspect from our consumer’s model, the “fly bar”. The latter is cantilevered from a single supporting construction made of two tonnes of concrete basis to create the flying impact. As we needed varied kinds of interplay between the performers and the viewers, some at eye-level and a few from an elevated standpoint, we performed with completely different ranges to realize this modern method.
Bosgaurus Espresso Roasters believes in transparency to characterize their coffee-making course of and such spirit has been elegantly carried out by way of the structure. A permeable visible connection between indoor, semi-outdoor, and out of doors seating zones was achieved utilizing frameless full-height glazing. Customized stainless-steel unfastened furnishings was designed to be mild and skinny to steadiness the heaviness of the bar.
Sustainability is a pillar in each design determination. Probably the most dominant materials used for flooring and the bar finishes is the environmentally pleasant, and water-based ecological flooring floor by Nora Design Italiano. Pure ventilated semi-outdoor and out of doors areas provide visitors seating choices whereas lowering using AC. A skylight void was designed as a photo voltaic chimney permitting sizzling air to be effectively launched whereas maximizing pure mild into the interiors therefore minimizing the necessity for synthetic lighting.
The lighting design follows the idea of a efficiency stage. Spotlights centered on the “fly bar”, whereas in distinction, subtle wall lights have been utilized in surrounding seating areas to offer a comfortable ambient temper to the viewers. Using 4000K lighting additionally transforms the area right into a cool retreat for espresso lovers through the day whereas displaying a heat and luxurious bar environment through the evening.
Total, this cafe and bar fosters a way of neighborhood, bringing collectively folks from completely different backgrounds who share their love for espresso. Bosgaurus Espresso Roasters is greater than only a espresso store; it acts as a stage to have fun the craftsmanship concerned in Vietnamese espresso making and elevate its picture globally.
