Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
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Design Details: Broche Coffee
- Project: Broche Coffee (@brochecoffee)
- Location: Mount Jericho, Oxford, England
- Size: Small
- Opened: 2023
- Design firm: NAAW Studio
- Architects: Elvira Bakubayeva, Victoria Akram, Sabina Kamaliyeva
- Photographs: Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography)
Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
Broche Coffee is a tiny coffee shop in the heart of Oxford, England’s Jericho neighborhood, serving fresh baked goods and high-quality specialty coffee.
The shop’s small size and the protected historical architecture status of the neighborhood presented interesting challenges to the architecture and design studio NAAW. The firm sought to “revitalize and make this inconspicuous corner attractive and comfortable without resorting to drastic measures and seamlessly blending it into its surroundings,” according to a project description shared with DCN.
Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
Working with a materials firm called Grown Bio, the agency brought the project to life through the use of mycelium panels, wall panels composed of a mycelium, the thread-like structure of fungi.
“These panels are one of the most sustainable materials available today,” the firm stated. “We used the panels in the interior walls of the coffee house, made tables out of them — inspired by the shape of the mushroom — as well as street lamps.”
Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
Beyond the incorporation of mycelium, the firm was somewhat limited architecturally, although small touches throughout helped modernize the space.
“In the building itself, due to its status as a historic district, we didn’t have much opportunity to change anything — but we still managed to revitalize it,” NAAW said. “We replaced the windows with sliding wooden ones, with beautiful casing, so that it would be convenient to serve customers take away. A few square meters in front of the coffee shop, which are adjacent to it we laid out with clinker tiles, placed benches and three cozy tables on it.”
Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
Photo by Luke Hayes (@lukehayesphotography), courtesy of NAAW
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