Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto Kiyamachi Cafe
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE KYOTO KIYAMACHI CAFE
Schemata Architects + Jo Nagasaka
ARCHITECTS
Jo Nagasaka, Schemata Architects
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Schemata Architects, Jo Nagasaka
SOUND PLAN
Whitelight.ltd
DESIGN TEAM
Schemata Architects
KITCHEN
Hoshizaki Tokyo Co.ltd
SIGN
BOOTLEG Limited
PHOTOGRAPHS
Takumi Ota
AREA
123 m²
YEAR
2020
LOCATION
Kyoto, Japan
CATEGORY
Coffee Shop, Coffee Shop Interiors
Former Rissei Elementary School, built along Takase River in Kiyamachi, Kyoto in 1927, was fully renovated and reopened as a commercial complex comprising a hotel and shops among others.
In terms of color, the renovated building is basically composed of white walls in common areas and black window frames.The third Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Kyoto opened in a space near the front entrance to the hotel.
Considering Blue Bottle Coffee's tendency to use few colors, the basic color palette would be black and white but we felt it does not match the brand personality.
As a result, the room is enlivened by varying shades of green, and various pieces of furniture composed of materials in different shades of green resonate with the interior.
We came up with an idea of adding another color to the black and white color palette, namely green taken from a range of green colors in the surroundings including leaves of cherry trees
Along Takase River and dark green blackboards used in the classrooms, and used green throughout the interior.
Which we proposed to Blue Bottle Coffee as a new type of furniture to explore new ways of their merchandise promotion.
In addition, we designed an island-type workshop counter with a grid-based convertible countertop and a built-in sink and drain system.
