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2024-09-16T14:54:22-04:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150438724/coffee-concrete-bulldogs-look-inside-this-cavernous-new-caf-space-from-touch
Coffee, concrete & bulldogs: Look inside this cavernous new café space from TOUCH
Josh Niland
2024-07-25T15:51:00-04:00
>2024-07-26T16:10:44-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c30d82200c800bcb21ce2d91bdbe4128.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/56190/thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a> is home to an increasing number of coffee drinkers, and there’s lots of interesting architecture to keep up with the rising demand. Today, we’ll highlight a new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/595053/cafe" target="_blank">coffee shop</a> in the country's third-largest city, Nakhon Ratchasima, called French Kitsch III. The concept blends material inspiration and creative spatial configuration together with form.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a8dcea79886ec063477375becfd88c0e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a8dcea79886ec063477375becfd88c0e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Metipat Prommomate</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/04729dc5fd7e2bd53b040366a23eeff7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/04729dc5fd7e2bd53b040366a23eeff7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Metipat Prommomate</figcaption></figure><p>Bangkok-based TOUCH Architect designed the structure with a total floor area of 2,900 square feet using concrete as its main building material, leaving behind an instantly “strong, memorable” image upon its opening last year. The team had imagined a wedding of kitsch and their client's love for French bulldogs in the form of architecture. What it produced, in the end, enhances the brand identity while creating a retail experience that's easy and sure to lure customers back for another sip.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a8fefc5b143a27af95ce1c6b1b1ebe1d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a8fefc5b143a27af95ce1c6b1b1ebe1d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Metipat Prommomate</figcaption></figure><p>The team of four architectural designers explains their work: “By us...</p>