“mokkado” is a café organized by a 75-year-old pharmaceutical company based in Imizu City, Toyama Prefecture. The café is a renovation of a 100-year-old old house, the birthplace of the founder and also a factory of a Toyama-based company manufacturing and selling medicine in a traditional Toyama style.
Location
2643-1 Kurokawashin, Imizu-City, Toyama-Pref, Japan
Photography
Satoshi Asakawa
Design team
Tetsuo Aoyagi, Choi Seo Young
Collaborators
Furniture Designers / Contractors: GO Tomofumi Ezaki, Takashi Asa
Completion year
02 Aug 2024
Interior design
MUKU Design Studio
Landscape
ROKUSON inc.: Shinichi Okubo
Material
Wood, concrete, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
In the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, a coffee shop with humble origins anchors a new storefront gathering space that rethinks the role of ground floor retail as social infrastructure for the post-pandemic streetscape.
Project name
Grand Coffee Too at El Taller
Architecture firm
Studio VARA
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Collaborators
Architect of Record: Brereton; Branding & Identity: Tina Hardison Studio
Interior design
Studio VARA
Typology
Hospitality › Coffee Shop
Located in the Nordelta area, this innovative gastronomic project combines different spaces within a unique environment. This multi-space establishment houses "La Valiente Focaccería", a new branch of a renowned bakery specializing in focaccias, founded by Chris Petersen, Germán Torres, and Ezequiel Mendonça Paz.
Project name
Maíz + La Valiente Focaccería + Showroom ILVA
Architecture firm
OHIO Estudio
Location
Av. Agustín M. García 7265, B1624 Rincón de Milberg, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Photography
Fernando Schapochnik
Principal architect
Felicitas Navia
Design team
Mora Cordoba, Lara Sastre
Interior design
OHIO Estudio
Civil engineer
Jorge Castelli
Construction
Jorge Castelli
Landscape
Savia Paisajismo
Material
Wood, Porcelanato
Client
ILVA, Christian Peteresen, Felicitas Pizarro
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bakery, Showroom
Home to the newest locations of Austin favorites Veracruz and Dee Dee, Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar introduces a third place—a spot away from the home and the workplace, where people can gather, relax, and refuel—to the small municipality of Sunset Valley tucked into larger South Austin.
Project name
Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Design team
INTERNAL PROJECT TEAM: Nathan Quiring, AIA, Partner. Christina Clark, NCIDQ, Interior Designer. Will Hachtman, Associate AIA, Project Designer
Built area
Cafe is 3000 t² of conditioned interior spaces, and the surrounding porch is 2,700 t². The eateries are each 850 t²
Collaborators
Landscape Architect: Campbell Landscape Architecture. Brand Design: Overstory. General Contractor: GCreek. Civil Engineer: Migl Engineering . Structural Engineer: Urban Structure. MEP Engineer: APTUS. Access Compliance: Deming Designs.
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Bar
As the oldest structure in Leiden, dating back to 1060, the Burcht van Leiden castle is one of the most evocative places in the city.
Project name
Hotel Rumour
Location
Leiden, The Netherlands
Photography
Maarten Willemstein
Design team
Studio Modijefsky; Esther Stam, Agnese Pellino, Felicia Ureña, Ivana Stella, Beau van der Schoot, Mathilda Legrand, Marie Pierron, Sofia Masselli, Christel Willers
Interior design
Studio Modijefsky
Built area
386 m² interior & 150 m² exterior
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Bar & Restaurant
The interior design studio Between the Walls is actively expanding, crossing new borders, and presenting its second project in Paris — Bon Bouquet Cafe. The establishment belongs to the renowned French company The Hungry Family. This is one of the group's key projects, marking a significant milestone in their restaurant business.
Project name
Bon Bouquet Cafe
Architecture firm
Between the Walls
Location
30 Rue Le Peletier, Paris, France 75009
Photography
Ivan Avdieienko
Principal architect
Victoria Karieva
Design team
Victoria Karieva
Collaborators
Video: Ivan Semak; Andrii Anisimov
Interior design
Between the Walls
Supervision
Between the walls
Material
Microcement, acoustic foam, paint, plaster, metal, wood, travertine.
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
This space is a manifestation of art and tranquility, embodied in a modern and minimalist design. A place where soft lights, like the morning breeze, dance across polished surfaces, bringing a sense of freshness and vitality to every corner.
Architecture firm
Sizan Studio
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Marjan Parvizi
Design team
Sizan Architects
Visualization
Marjan Parvizi
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
Step into a world where literature and design intertwine, where every page turned is matched by a stroke of aesthetic brilliance. Welcome to our Bookstore Cafe, where the warmth of a good book meets the embrace of thoughtful design.
Architecture firm
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Visualization
Minoo Zidehsaraei
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
