An Mien Lumiere Cafe
AN MIEN LUMIERE CAFE
Xưởng Xép
ARCHITECTS
Xưởng Xép
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Lam Bao
LEAD TEAM
Khongphainhan
DESIGN TEAM
Nguyen Anh Dung, Nai, Minh Tam
WOODWORK CONTRACTOR
Mr.trung
CONSTRUCTION AND INTERIOR CONTRACTOR
Rova
DRAWINGS
Minh Tam
AREA
160 m²
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
CATEGORY
Coffee Shop Interiors
English description provided by the architects.
An Miên is a coffee brand built on pride in the authentic values of quality coffee, closely associated with the image of the roasting workshop—where aroma, heat, and the rhythm of industrial operations coexist.
The space is conceived as an extension of this spirit, where the act of enjoying coffee is framed through materiality, light, and emotion.
Located within the modern and vibrant An Phú urban area, the project is approached as a reinterpretation of industrial space within a contemporary city context.
Rather than directly replicating the image of a factory, the design focuses on visual perception through the language of steel—cold, weighty, and highly reflective—to create a space that is both raw and contemporary.
Taking advantage of the generous ceiling height, industrial roof structures made of galvanized steel mesh panels are organized into layered surfaces enveloping the space.
The metal surfaces are not fully enclosed, allowing light to penetrate, bounce, and reflect through multiple structural layers, partially revealing the technical systems above as an integral part of the spatial image.
Warm yellow light is introduced as a visual guide, filtered through polycarbonate layers and reflected onto the galvanized steel surfaces, creating overlapping, diffused, and softly blurred layers of illumination. The continuous interaction between light and metal allows the space to shift with changing viewpoints and times of day, while tempering the inherent coldness of industrial materials.
The project stands as an exploration of how a space imbued with the spirit of a workshop can exist and adapt within a modern urban environment—where industrial qualities are not only seen, but also perceived through light, reflection, and visual experience.
