Brewed-Bali - Beach themed café design challenge

Premise

Coffee plants grew within the wilderness in Ethiopia and were employed by nomadic tribes for thousands of years, only until the 1400s when people found out that they might roast their seeds. By the 1500s, the drink had spread to coffee houses across the Arab world. Coffee houses first appeared in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt as early as 1530. Since they became a hotspot for political discussions, they were banned repeatedly.

Subsequently, throughout the 1600s coffee houses began shooting up across Europe and North America. The French and American Revolutions were said to possess brewed in coffeehouses. Lloyd’s of London, a serious insurance firm , started as a coffeehouse that was frequented by merchants and sailors.

The coffee house acted as an ideal mid-ground for a meetup, between other options like places of spiritual significance or formal restaurants. Here creativity and innovation thrived through conversations. they need long been related to writers, artists, and intellectuals and represented a secure and cozy space to share news, discuss philosophy or politics. This surge in innovation wasn’t only due to the planning of the space – the physical gathering of individuals from different backgrounds and fields of experience – but also to coffee itself.

Trends

Even after centuries, the societal functions around coffee still play a crucial role within many cultures round the world. Coffee houses or Cafes form the middle stage for the coffee culture that has been brewing through this point .

The significance of coffee houses within modern society has charted a replacement definition for itself. Cafe chains like Starbucks have started a replacement revolution by making the “cafe” culture global.

Coffee houses are still acting as hubs for creating conversations happen, socialize, or add solace. Cafes now are decorated with multifunctional roles like retail, activity center, and attract a spread of individuals , starting from tourists to locals. They collectively act as pods of a city’s identity, accumulating its crowd.

The coffee served in coffee houses may differ counting on where you’re within the world, but the establishment itself conveys a way of familiarity and understanding which will transcend borders and linguistic barriers.

Brief

A coffee house still holds an identical ideology because it did 4 centuries ago. They act as a mix of close and open public spaces that are transitioning to offer people a platform to collect for conversations or work. It are often said to be a city’s public front room and reflects their traditions in additional than a method .

Brief: The challenge here is to style a Coffee House, an area that transcends the concept of cafes that we see today.

The aim of those challenges is to assist participants practice micro-planning of spaces & services, translating ideas into the planning of volume, furniture, and finishes. It seeks to explore a coffeehouse/cafe on a beach at Bali, that embodies today’s architecture style while taking inspiration from its surrounding history.

How does a worldwide idea of a restaurant translate into a regionally communicating vocabulary of Bali within the context of today?

Timeline

Registration Closes: 17th May 2021

Submission Deadline: 18th May 2021

Result Announcement: 15th Jul 2021

Prizes / Deadlines / Registration

Prize pool of worth 24,000$

First Prize: 6000$ (For students and professionals)

Runner Up: 6 x 1400$ (For students and professionals)

People’s Choice: 4 x 600$ (Open for all)

Honorable Mention: 12 x 600$ Each

Learn more about this competition here: https://uni.xyz/competitions/b…