Tan Coffee

Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam

Tan Coffee

Son Studio

ARCHITECTS
son.studio

EXECUTION OF WOOD INTERIOR
son.studio

MANUFACTURERS
Hopo, INAX

LEAD ARCHITECT
Nguyen Bao Son

PHOTOGRAPHS
Quang Dam

AREA
245 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Thành phố Huế, Vietnam

CATEGORY
Coffee Shop

Text description provided by architect.

From the initial idea of an abandoned factory, we dissembled the old structure and replaced it with a steel and concrete one, except for the front house whose concrete ceiling and old walls were left intact. The tin roof of the middle house was raised to give the feeling of "a factory".

Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam

Big concrete pillars are used to divide up the space and big windows are to allow light and wind in. An indoor garden helps ease the heavy visual of concrete and steel.

The bar is placed in the front, by the main door, for ease of access. The office, storage room, and toilet are in the back, along with another indoor garden as the main green space of the whole architecture.

Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam

The main materials in use are concrete walls and ceilings, steel, glass, and recycled wood. The furniture is of an industrial style, compatible with the overall design.

The most difficult task for the architect as well as the construction team was to create a color of past times, as the initial idea was of "an abandoned factory."

Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam

Therefore, the tin roof was recycled, steel structures were artificially rusted using additives, the concrete ceiling was left intact from the remains of the old house, and wood parts were recycled from other old constructions.

After 6 months of design and renovation, we now present "a cafe inside of an abandoned factory."


Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam


Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam
Tan Coffee
© Quang Dam


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Floor Plan
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Roof Plan


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Front Elevation