% ARABICA Manila BGC designed by no.10, NOMURA Co,.Ltd (Japan)
This is a design proposal for a coffee shop planned for Manila, Philippines. As the first coffee shop in the Philippines for %Arabica, which operates coffee shops around the world, we composed a futuristic space that would indicate the future of Manila, a city that continues to develop even amidst the economic growth of other Asian countries. The site is shaped like a corridor that stretches long in the back, so a long café counter was set up toward the back of the building to draw customers toward the back.
The site curves along the shape of the architecture, so we planned a counter that reflects the surroundings while tracing the curves of the architecture by making the shape of the counter with a cubic curved surface. In addition, stainless steel panels were used for the floor and walls to create a dull reflection of the entire space. Combined with the shape of the counter, this futuristic composition gives the feeling of the interior of a spaceship, suggesting the near future of Manila.
