Description:
ORIGO is the answer to the demand of a very passionate
barista for a place for himself that should function as a coffee-shop during
the day and a cocktail bar during the evenings. We like to think of it as his
personal urban living in which we discovered some fantastic, authentic and old
wooden beams after dismantling the existing plaster ceiling. We kept them and
painted them white.
After understanding what is important from his point of view
for a great coffee moment, we tried to mirror his beliefs and create a space
that would allow coffee to be the star. Our goal was to create a relaxed
atmosphere using natural materials and colors, but also have a little tension
using contrasts (dark grey versus light wood color, wood versus metal).
The bar is the main element of the interior (almost over
scaled for such a small place) and has a jack that allows it to rise from 80 cm
during the day to 110 cm in the evenings. It is finished from raw metal sheets
for the front face and Corten and oak massive wood for the counter top.
The massiveness of the bar is contrasting with the 276 cups
installation that is floating above, a
very aery, white line, an reinterpretation of the manner that glasses are hanged over the bar.
We designed the lighting fixtures having in mind the love
for coffee and using coffee drippers . We have also designed the tables
especially for this project .