New Blue Bottle

A new Blue Bottle Coffee opened in the San Francisco Bay Area within an old brick building. The new interiors have been designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to interact with the street.

Architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, recently designed the first of a series of new Blue Bottle Coffee, located in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood. The 365 sqm location transforms the street-level storefront of a former Kohler warehouse into a light-filled, minimal interior space.

 

The design reveals the site’s inherent beauty by enhancing the most essential attributes of the architecture, such as original brick walls and wood support columns, improving  the visible connection to the bustling SoMa streets. Upon entering the café, a network of floating wooden boxes greets customers, creating a series of shadows and sunlight throughout the space; bags of coffee and serveware available for purchase are nestled within the framework, creating an eye-catching merchandise display.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco, 2017
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco, 2017
A palette of warm wood, pale blue walls and concrete flooring complements the company’s branding and the craft of coffee making that is the hallmark of Blue Bottle. Coffee making is incorporated into a crisp stainless steel and birch plywood bar. Patrons can sit and sip coffee on solid ash benches throughout the space, as well as banquette seating placed along the windows.

Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco, USA
Program: café
Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Area: 365 sqm
Completion: 2017

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