AECCafe: Saúl Bistro, Majadas Once in Guatemala by Taller KEN

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Saúl Bistro, Majadas Once in Guatemala by Taller KEN

August 21st, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Taller KEN

“Saúl Bistro, Majadas Once” mines patterns, materials and textures and collects them to make a fresh tropical atmosphere. One of the biggest design decisions is that the café is open-air, with no glass, to connect the project to the pedestrian walkways.

Image Courtesy © Andres Asturias

Architects: Taller KEN
Project: Saúl Bistro, Majadas Once
Location: Majadas, Guatemala City
Photography: Andres Asturias
Software used: AutoCAD, Rhino, Photoshop
Client: Corporation Merino S.A.
Type: Cafe
Completed: 2014
Size: 460 sqm

Image Courtesy © Andres Asturias

The exterior consists only of custom operable folding shutters comprised of steel panels inter-woven with dowels. It ‘skins’ the existing commercial center’s facade to create a greater impression of a unified whole when seen from all 3 free sides.

Image Courtesy © Andres Asturias

The floor is a custom-made concrete tile with a ‘random’ colorful pattern that serves as an orienting guide for people to circulate around the wood-clad core of kitchen and bathrooms and look around to find unique surprises and types of spaces and moments so hopefully they will want to come back and experience the project in a different way each time.

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Tags: Guatemala, Guatemala City

Categories: Autocad, Cafe, Photoshop, Rhino

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