CTXT Café and Restaurant

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

CTXT CAFÉ AND RESTAURANT

WUUT

ARCHITECTS
WUUT

PROJECT MANAGER
Jongmin Yi

SENIOR DESIGNER
Sang Yeon Kim

MANUFACTURERS
Barrisol, Toro

FURNITURE DESIGN
Hyun Jun Jeong

PHOTOGRAPHS
Teo Kim

AREA
1300 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Gimpo-si, South Korea

CATEGORY
Restaurant, Coffee Shop Interiors

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

Text description provided by architect.

In the initial project setup, the client's requests were vague in general.

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

Mostly a café style or a space that contained various contents with a lack of the building's history and identity was requested.

Therefore, from branding to space design, we have simply focused on the relationship between the placed objects in the space and the visitors more rather than focusing on a vivid concept.

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

To get to the point, “CTXT(Context)”, which consists of a total of two floors, has a cafe on the first floor and a bar lounge on the second floor.

The overall spatial - The structure is simple, but it is straight and solid, and the huge scalpels and rough textures give visitors a strong impression.

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

But contrary to the bold impression above, we created a comfortable and soft atmosphere by using color and slightly dark lighting.

By replacing the exterior wall of the building with glass, the internal and external boundaries were blurred.

And since it was set to sit facing the mirror installed on the exterior wall, the visitor was able to see the entire room through the mirror while sitting in one direction.

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim

The huge wall in the center of the first and second floors is opened only through the ceiling and extremely restricts other elements of the interior.

The light and scenery filled in through the ceiling change depending on the seasons and weather and that creates an unpredictable sensory experience for visitors.

Although CTXT lacks fancy artistic decorations, we always want to give visitors a quiet and comfortable space experience through a simple and comfortable space experience.

CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim


CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim


CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim


CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim
CTXT Café and Restaurant
© Teo Kim


CTXT Café and Restaurant
Plan - Ground Floor
CTXT Café and Restaurant
Plan - 1st Floor