
Inside Felix Café within the Providencia neighborhood of Santiago Chile. All pictures by Carlos Molina, courtesy of Oficina Bravo.
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Design Particulars: Felix Café
A single-location impartial specialty espresso store referred to as Felix (styled FELIX) displays the inventive reuse of a former multilevel laundromat within the Providencia district of Santiago, Chile.
Designed by Santiago-based agency Oficina Bravo (see extra of their work on DCN), the store depends upon a single piece of furnishings — a semi-transparent metallic shelf set — to prepare and visually outline the general public and manufacturing areas.
“This shelf serves each as cupboard space, a visible separator between the general public space and the kitchen, in addition to the espresso bar,” Oficina Bravo mentioned in an announcement to DCN.
Reflecting the Felix-brand blue edges of the shelving, railing and different floor borders, a blue metallic part of the espresso counter turns into removable, enabling both walk-in or window service, as wanted.
The bar additionally contains a placing tile design, which provides to the store’s general visible enchantment whereas sustaining simplicity and financial system.
Stated the agency, “The constant use of a restricted variety of supplies — together with skinny metallic profiles painted in a placing cobalt blue, armored glass and a customized tile — helps generate a easy but memorable visible language.”