march studio: baker d. chirico

‘baker d. chirico’ by march studio in carlton, australia all images courtesy march studio image © peter bennetts

melbourne-based architecture practice march studio has shared with us images of ‘baker d. chirico’, an interior project for a new branch of the artisanal bakery in carlton, australia. seeking to stay simple and true to the product, the design features an undulating CNC-routed plywood form that lends a dynamic sense of space to the narrow shop in addition to providing shelving for the bread.

interior view image © peter bennetts

exhibiting a limited street face, the store’s facade maximizes on the level of visual communication by a floor-to-ceiling stretch of glazing. the interior space is projected onto the street, conveying the shop’s program and activity in a transparent fashion. the sculptural treatment of the bakery serves as an aesthetic marker, resulting in a design with a distinct identity on the street. 

view of street image © peter bennetts

pragmatic in its layout, the interior is linearly arranged to make most of the limited space. a long central counter which acts as a large cutting board loosely defines the service space with display of the products delegated to one wall. the undulation of the shelving accommodates for a variety of baked goods, from long baguettes to round pagnotta. the three-dimensional surface wraps around to the ceiling, resulting in a dynamic and playful manipulation of space.

display wall image © peter bennetts

varying depths in shelving image © peter bennetts

(left): central cutting board table (right): detail images © peter bennetts

ceiling image © peter bennetts

image © peter bennetts

towards entrance image © peter bennetts

back kitchen image © peter bennetts

night view image © peter bennetts

storefront image © peter bennetts

floor plan

reflected ceiling plan

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axonometric of display unit

display unit plan

shelf typical section

CNC patterns for verticals, ceiling and shelves