Vinklu Architects Design Tiny Cafe in Narrow Bucharest Building Gap
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Romanian architecture studio Vinklu designed a tiny cafe called The Chapel that fits into a narrow gap between two residential buildings in Bucharest. The cafe features a simple, pitched form inspired by Japanese roadside shrines and was created for local coffee chain Boiler Coffee to utilize an overlooked urban space on Bazilescu Street.
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Named The Chapel, the cafe was designed for local chain Boiler Coffee to occupy an "overlooked gap" on Bazilescu Street
with a simple, pitched form that references Japanese shrines, into the gap between two residential buildings in Bucharest
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