Barista’s Kitchen

Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra

BARISTA'S KITCHEN

Estudio Mineral + Cynthia Silva

ARCHITECTS
Cynthia Silva, Estudio Mineral

LEAD ARCHITECT
Atamar Lorrani, Filipe Castro, Cynthia Silva

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Coral, Deca, Terratile, Trimble

ENGINEERING
Construtora PRS

COLLABORATORS
Cristiana Bahia

CLIENTS
SEBRAE MG

PROJECT TEAM
Arthur Ribeiro

PHOTOGRAPHS
Barbara Dutra, Jomar Braganca

AREA
24

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

CATEGORY
Installation, Heritage, Coffee Shop Interiors

Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra
Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra

In 2020, many uncertainties and reflections arose along with the process of social isolation resulting from the pandemic.

We changed our habits, and most of our routines took place inside our homes. Facing such a chaotic and unstable world, the project reflects the search for feelings of coziness, protection, and human warmth.

We looked back to the place of our most primordial memories to find this necessary warmth.

Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra
Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra

The kitchen’s layout has its island as a central element which, in a way, represents the social arrangements of the cities in the countryside of the state of Minas Gerais.

There, the protagonist of the house was not the living room but the kitchen, where everything happened around the traditional wood stove.

This island shelters all of the kitchen functions from storage to cooking food, as well as being an abundant preparation area.

Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra
Barista’s Kitchen
© Jomar Bragança
Barista’s Kitchen
© Jomar Bragança

Taking this into consideration, it was decided to align tradition with contemporaneity to reinforce the idea that both are not exclusive concepts, but that they can be side by side, illustrated by the wood stove next to the induction cooktop.


Barista’s Kitchen
© Jomar Bragança
Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra
Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra
Barista’s Kitchen
© Barbara Dutra


Barista’s Kitchen
Barista’s Kitchen
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Barista’s Kitchen
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Floor Plan
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