leibal:Voice of Coffee is a minimalist space located in Kobe, Japan, designed by Yusuke Seki. This c
leibal:Voice of Coffee is a minimalist space located in Kobe, Japan, designed by Yusuke Seki. This coffee shop, located just off of a bustling district in Kobe, is housed in a former barbershop. The three letters above the entrance, “AAA,” are a vestige of its former use, reminding visitors of the history of the site. The façade, which used to extend to the street, has been set back and opened up as a glass front. The intervention creates an ENGAWA, a traditionally Japanese threshold space between the street and the shop interior, where guests can sit and enjoy their drinks while protected under a roof. While the setback reduces the actual amount of space inside the store, the addition of another spatial layer between interior and street ends up making the store feel deeper, and thus more spacious, than before. -- source link