Epicurean Desire - cafe

This project is designed as a versatile space, as a café during the day and a multi cuisine restaurant during the evening. The space is designed in a way that there is a flow of spaces into each other culminating into a multitude of spaces merging with each other as arcs. The space is meant to evoke a sense of shock and wonder-meant as soon as you enter the space subtly guiding you through visual cues into the different areas of the space. The cafe was a small space but we wanted it to have a sense of grandeur and magnanimity and hence the disproportionately scaled chandelier and tables are meant to evoke a sense of awe. The curve of the bar table/ serving area acts as not only a visual cue but also as a physical, tactile guiding path through the sense of the space. The materiality of the space gives a sense of luxury and opulence even though it's done with simple materials. The parametric spaces create pools of endless reflections making playful spaces for the users. The materials used in the project though exude luxuriousness are raw and recycled. The Mild steel used for the light chandeliers are reused from scrap yards and regenerated. The simple raw materials used to almost reflect endlessly creates this interesting space. As this café is an eatery in a weekend homes project people would come to the space to disconnect and feel a sense of hedonism and this space is designed to give people the feel of the same. Apart from the chandeliers, following our design philosophy we have tried to implement the design with utmost sustainability looking at maximum re-use of materials and zero wastage by using the scrap and extra materials. The main element of the space which is the spiraling bar table which flows through the entire space connecting the serving and seating area making it like an endless loop is made through the combination of computational technology and the use of handmade craftsmanship. The brass table makes the main element of the space curving and arching through the whole space leaving the other space open for flow. The tables are made as pods intertwining with each other leaving the possibility of moving the tables for flexible seating whenever necessary. The outer area is made playful with a simple flowing bench and swings making the waiting area interesting. The attractor point of the design which is the archway to the entry which leads people into the café has panels that cover the arch protecting it from heat in the day and glowing up in the night with the lights and the translucency of the material. The arch is made of panels which are curving towards the door giving it a directional pathway to the space.