Silver Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Open Mind Coffee Cafe Bar
by Kris Lin
- A' Design Award 2025 Silver Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: COFCO Corporation
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 22,191
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About Open Mind Coffee Cafe Bar
The design redefines boundaries by integrating architecture, interior, and landscape, creating a glowing glass box that appears to float within the space. Flexible layouts, material transitions, and strategic lighting blur functional zones, while seamless glass walls connect the interior and exterior, enhancing openness and flow. Combining cafe, casual dining, reading, and exhibition functions, the space offers a comfortable, interactive experience that fosters social interaction, relaxation, and exploration, inviting users to embrace a sense of freedom and endless possibilities.
Kris Lin's Open Mind Coffee Cafe Bar emerges from contemporary hospitality design traditions that seek to dissolve boundaries between commercial efficiency and domestic comfort, creating environments where the rituals of coffee consumption become occasions for sensory and social enrichment. The designer demonstrates a sophisticated command of material orchestration, juxtaposing the geological permanence of veined stone against the artisanal warmth of vertically striated ceramic tiles and the organic resonance of honey-toned wood, establishing a tactile vocabulary that rewards sustained visual engagement. The compositional strategy balances horizontal expansiveness with carefully placed vertical accents, from the sculptural floor lamps to the rhythmic shelving system, creating a spatial rhythm that guides movement while encouraging pause and contemplation. Particularly notable is the ceiling treatment, where textured panels suggesting the irregular surface of handmade paper introduce an element of craft tradition within the otherwise sleek architectural framework, perhaps evoking connections to artisanal production processes that parallel the specialized preparation of coffee itself. The rose-gold reflective surfaces behind the bar function as spatial amplifiers, creating luminous depth while lending the service area a jewelbox quality that elevates the functional to the ceremonial. The inclusion of a motion-blurred figure traversing the space introduces human temporality into the architectural stillness, suggesting that the environment achieves completion only through inhabitation and use. The furniture selection demonstrates curatorial precision, with mid-century inflected pieces creating dialogue across decades of design history while serving contemporary comfort expectations. One might consider how the layered transparency of glazed partitions, stone surfaces, and reflective metals creates a visual permeability that invites exploration while maintaining zones of intimacy, achieving that delicate balance hospitality environments require between openness and enclosure.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- 1 Purpose
Create a multifunctional open commercial space that breaks traditional boundaries, providing a free-flowing environment that promotes social interaction, relaxation, and engagement.
2 Function
Integrate coffee, casual dining, reading, exhibition, and other functions to meet diverse customer needs, offering a comfortable and interactive space experience.
3 Methodology
A three-in-one approach combining architecture, decorative design, and landscape design. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Selected high-quality, durable, and sustainable materials to ensure both aesthetic appeal and sustainability:
Stone Slabs
Crystal Blue Diamond Stone 1200mm x 2700mm x 6mm
Glacier White Jade Glossy Stone 1200mm x 2700mm x 6mm
Both slabs are durable, stain-resistant, and recyclable, meeting environmental standards and reducing maintenance costs. - Tags
- Coffee bar, borderless integration, free flow, community sharing, diversified space
- Production Technology
- Flexible Layout:
Instead of traditional partitions, we used furniture, lighting, and landscape elements to naturally divide the space, creating seamless connections between functional areas without feeling oppressive or overly separated.
Material and Lighting:
Layered materials like wood, marble, and glass, along with varied lighting effects, define visual boundaries while preserving openness and a natural atmosphere.
Multifunctionality and Interactivity:
Without clear barriers between functional areas, thoughtful designs such as furniture placement, lighting, and greenery guide movement and interaction. The space is adaptable to different needs, enhancing the overall experience. - Design Challenge
- Through innovative design, created a space that meets modern commercial needs while promoting social interaction and design aesthetics.
Social Interaction The design fosters communication and cultural exchange, providing a common space for people of diverse backgrounds and interests.
Multifunctional Space The project adapts to various functions, serving as a café, exhibition area, social hub, or quiet reading zone to meet diverse needs.
Attractiveness and Brand Image The innovative design sets the space apart in a competitive market, enhancing the brand’s image and attracting more customers. - Project Duration
- The project started in April 2024 in Chengdu and finished in August 2024 in Chengdu
- Operation Flow
- This project is an open free-flowing space that combines functional zones like coffee, casual dining, reading, and exhibition. By breaking away from traditional closed commercial layouts, it seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor environments, creating an expansive open feel. The design fosters natural interactions and free-flowing social activities, emphasizing flow and interactivity while removing physical boundaries to cultivate an adaptable multifunctional atmosphere where everyone can find their rhythm.
- Research
- Through innovative design, this space balances commerce, social interaction, and aesthetics.
Social Connectivity Encourages engagement and cultural exchange.
Versatility Adapts as a cafe, exhibition area, or social hub.
Brand Appeal Enhances identity and attracts visitors. - Inspiration
- Concept Boundaryless Integration
Inspired by the concept of Boundless Fusion, the design features a glowing glass box that floats within the space. Flexible layouts, material transitions, and strategic lighting blur the boundaries between different areas. A seamless glass curtain wall connects the interior and exterior, enhancing openness and flow. - Image Credits
- Kris Lin International Design
- Patents
- Kris Lin International Design
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