project name/ Giant Bakes Cafe
status/ completed
location/ bangkok, thailand
years/ 2018 - 2020
type/ bakery
area/ 30 sq.m.
project info/
ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) designed the “Giant Bakes Cafe,” located in the Ari district of Bangkok, which has upscale residential and hipster hangouts place; this neighborhood is home to a selection of restaurants and cafes.
The “Giant Bakes” originally served online orders and decided to start their cafe in their home’s yard where they serve coffee and bakery, which they make daily. With a small land, the 30 square meter cafe with a metaphor roof inspired by spreading the chocolate cream over a cake. The selection of a brown asphaltic shingle roof for the primary exterior material could be curved and still humble with the surrounding landscape to cover the whole building.
The concept for this project translated into an architectural design with a curved roof formed from a distorted gable section between front and back elevations. The interior space tends to maximize space in variation experience. Firstly, you can find window seatings at the show, followed by a long counter bar and kitchen area, which were fit for Patissier to work; it is in the center of the building with a service area as storage and a restroom.