not a number architects envisions bucharest juice bar as an urban cabin

not a number architects envisions bucharest juice bar as an urban cabin
photography by cosmin dragomir

occupying a small plot in the center of bucharest, this juice bar adopts the irregular outline of a derelict turkish café, which previously stood on the site. designed by not a number architects, the scheme was conceived as a secure and protective cabin – placed within an urban context.

a large window offers views of the bar’s interior

interior space is organized around a centrally positioned table, while the seating area is separated from the kitchen with an orthogonal grid of shelves filled with books and magazines. spruce boards are applied for the interior cladding and are also extended externally for the cubic booth for takeaway service. the cabin’s walls are uniformly coated in standing-seam black sheet metal, which lends the project a dark and monolithic quality.

the space is organized around a centrally positioned common table

shelves are filled with books and magazines

spruce boards line the walls

skylights bring natural light over the counter

a grid of shelves separates the kitchen from the seating area

the smaller wooden unit is used for takeaway food transactions

the building’s exterior is clad with standing-seam black sheet metal

the location of the cabin within the city’s urban fabric

floor plan indicating the bar’s spatial layout 

sectional drawing highlighting the structure’s gabled form

project info:

author: nana / ermis adamantidis, dominiki dadatsi
location: bucharest, romania
area: 120 sqm
program: juice bar, cafe
design period: 2013 – 2014
client: frudisiac
photography: cosmin dragomir

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