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New York, NY

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CHAI QAHWAH LOUNGE

Location: Selden, NY, USA
Squaring: 400 sq. ft.
Stylist: Ethnic Middle Eastern (Arabic, Moroccan, Persian influences)

Goal: Designing a tea room in the Middle Eastern style (Arabic, Moroccan, Persian). The mood should be a relaxing oriental fairy tale with subdued lights, scents, low furniture, and poufs.

The cafe provides tea and coffee in oriental style, oriental sweets, and sweet snacks.

Result:

The space is designed with subdued lighting, low furniture, and a soothing color palette, creating a fairy-tale atmosphere. Key elements include traditional patterns and ornamental décor, bringing a blend of Middle Eastern styles to the space.

Colors - yellow, red/orange, blue, golden. Other options include video surveillance, music speakers, and aroma diffuser sockets.

The space includes such functional areas as a bar, dining, and waiting spaces. Traditional seating arrangements and oriental lamps enhance the intimate, cultural vibe of the café.

Project Features:

  • Low traditional seating and oriental poufs

  • Functional bar and dining areas

  • Turkish and Moroccan-style pendant lamps

  • Glass partitions to separate guest spaces

  • Integrated music and scent systems

Project services:

  • Bar design

  • 3D concept

  • Drawings

  • FF&E

 
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Status: Built
Location: Selden, NY, USA
Firm Role: Interior designer