DESIGN NAME: Cafe de Coral
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Fast Food Restaurant
INSPIRATION: Sustainable Chic
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The overall design of the 5th Generation (5G) Cafe De Coral is to create a luxurious yet comfortable environment with the use of soothing color scheme, sophisticated furniture and modern use of sustainable-green materials. Unlike other quick-server restaurants in the markets, the new design aims to create a New York bistro-like dining experience for all customers.
Cafe De Coral offers a wide variety of food choices; ranging from Chinese hot pot to Italian pasta; satisfying all customers with a wide appetite for tastes and flavors, the clientele will certainly find something new and intriguing from the vast yet detail-oriented and specially tailored menu.
The shop is designed in a way to satisfy different demands from different customers. May it be travelers who are in rush to catch their flight, young couples who require a quiet corner, or a large corporate group who are in search of a communal space to collaborate their ideas. The advantage of the layout of creates pockets of interesting zones, each inheriting their own characteristics.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The design is intended to handle high traffic and usage.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Completed in 2013. Hong Kong
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Brick, stainless steel, ceramic tiles, concrete, laminate.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 3800 sq ft
TAGS: fast food, bistro, sustainable, custom wall mural, young artist, cafe de coral, hong kong, J. Candice Interior Architects
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Research on the new meaning of fast food industry. Finding ways to educate the mass about sustainable living.
CHALLENGE: The biggest challenge is to promote the new idea of fast food. We believe fast food is not only a place for fast casual dining but the space can also cater more formal dining with a very relaxing atmosphere.
ADDED DATE: 2014-02-27 00:56:37
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Leo Chiu
IMAGE CREDITS: Victor
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