As the coffee culture gradually infiltrates the community, we are also searching for unique street and lane imprints. Coffee culture is not only an experience on the taste buds, but also constantly forms a social form and lifestyle. People make it a lifestyle habit, which is both for a break and for interactive communication. And the energy of a cup of coffee can soothe the anxiety of life.

This case is a renovation project, located next to a community facing the street.The original building was once used for residential purposes, with limited space and poor daylighting. This also becomes an opportunity for design. We attempted to deconstruct this vertical box.

In the vertical box, complete the food conveyor line. And the combination of privacy and sociability is also the characteristic of the place that community coffee shop wants to present. In the originally narrow long box, the existing enclosed corridor was demolished and replaced with a triangular staircase. Embed a conveyor elevator in the center of the staircase. During the process of walking upwards, different views appear on different floors.

The original exterior facade of the box was closed, but due to the good view of the building, we were thinking about how to make people more intimate with the sunlight and how to feel the feeling of looking out into the distance.  So the box is diagonally cut and turned from indoor to outdoor gray space, forming a brand new standalone facade while also creating a mini triangular balcony coffee experience.

After oblique cutting, the functional area is debugged in terms of scale and angle, so different functional bodies fully adapt in a miniature space. And it is hollow above the bar on the second floor, making people interactive and the space convective.

Teak, stainless steel, and vintage green handmade bricks create a retro tone. The third floor features coffee bean baking as the theme, creating a more peaceful atmosphere. The four floors form a unique urban terrace, facing the concrete jungle city. This is a special greeting from a vertical coffee shop.