[Studio Sklim - Voids Café - COVER IMG] Hovering mass above counter with carved out negatives spaces to accommodate seating and work zones

Voids Café

Firm LocationSingapore, Singapore
CompanyStudio Sklim
Lead DesignerKevin Lim
Design TeamAshwin Bafna, Svasti Agrawal
ClientGrace Espresso

Voids are treated as form in this micro café. The empty space in a coffee cup or matcha bowl was the form-giving inspiration for this café spanning only 28 m². Negative spaces punctuate the space and circular geometries are consistently carried throughout the rest of the built-form carving out seating booths, countertops, display shelves and overhanging canopies. It is through the process of subtraction and addition to create the operational and anthropometrical needs of the café. To create a social space within a modest space constraint certainly proves that size does not matter.