Cup/One Wangjing Cafe, Beijing

Coffee Shop as a Meeting Place

A spiral staircase connects the first and second floors. Besides its functional importance as the main vertical circulation, it also provides strong character to the venue and allows dialogue between the two levels. The strings distributed around the periphery act as structural support as well as a balustrade for safety.

The principle for material selection is simplicity, less is not always more, but always creates elegance.

The principle for the selection of materials is simplicity, less is not always more, but it always creates elegance.