OZBE Cafe

OZBE Cafe 

KKOL Studio

OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim

ARCHITECTS
Kkol Studio

CONSTRUCTION
Iaap Studio

PHOTOGRAPHS
Donggyu Kim

DESIGN TEAM
Euisun Yoon, Hyeji Bae, Sungwook Song, Hongbeom An

AREA
495 M²

LOCATION
South Korea

YEAR
2025

CATEGORY
Coffee Shop, Coffee Shop Interiors, Retail Interiors

OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim

Text description provided by architect.

OZBE is a new café brand occupying four floors that offers premium fruits and serves them by directly juicing or plating these fruits on the spot.

The first floor is the fruit market, the second floor contains the offices, and the third and fourth floors consist of lounge areas for customers.

During the early stages of design, contemplation about the gray concrete finish intrinsic to the building itself came first.

OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim

There were concerns that the juxtaposed characteristics between fruit – which inevitably make one expect impressions of freshness and greenery – and the concrete may potentially lead to detracting from each other's innate charm.

After thorough consideration, we envisioned the image of "flowers blossoming from the crevices in gray concrete."

OZBE Cafe
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OZBE Cafe
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Though this may look pitiful relative to flowers in full bloom in a garden, each petal brimming with light, it exudes a powerful presence and life force unmatched by any other.

With that, the design was intended to empower OZBE's fruits to carry the "energy of hunched vitality" within the space.

OZBE Cafe
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OZBE Cafe
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To that end, the design aimed to retain as much of the original concrete finish as possible while creating visual and affective balance with the space's main material, maple hardwood.

The sensibility of this balance reaches fruition when the colorful fruit is placed in the space.

OZBE Cafe
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OZBE Cafe
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This connectivity exists not only on the ground floor but also on all floors above it.

The scattering of plants of a variety of sizes was intended to maintain this balance instead of fruit and add a touch of warmth and texture.

OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
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Anticipating that the space would attract many middle-aged customers or families due to the fruit market, establishing beauty and utility that can be shared by all age groups was another challenge.

To address this, curved benches utilizing slats and unique, large-scale custom furniture that appeal to children in addition to comfortable lounge seating.

OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim

And tables of varying heights in consideration of middle-aged patrons were distributed evenly on all floors.


OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim
OZBE Cafe
© Donggyu Kim


OZBE Cafe
Plan - 1st floor
OZBE Cafe
Plan - 2nd floor
OZBE Cafe
Plan - 3rd floor
OZBE Cafe
Plan - 4th floor


OZBE Cafe
Section A
OZBE Cafe
Section B,C