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    Kengo Kuma cloaks "ethereal cafe" in Fukuoka with mesh canopy

    Team_HomeDecorDesignerBy Team_HomeDecorDesignerMarch 27, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has used steel and mesh to form a web-like canopy around its Cs Somme Cafe in Fukuoka, Japan.

    Built from a framework of interlocking steel parts, the design by Kengo Kuma and Associates creates an earthquake-resistant structure for the single-storey cafe.

    The cafe itself is contained in an inner rectangular volume, connected to a network of steel beams supporting the mesh canopy, which the studio said is a “modern version of a flying buttress”.

    Overhead view of eatery by Kengo Kuma and Associates
    Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed a cafe in Fukuoka

    “We designed an ethereal cafe drifting on a small green in a big city,” said Kengo Kuma and Associates.

    “Wrapped in mesh, the cafe shimmers like a mirage: an oasis floating in the middle of the urban landscape,” the studio added.

    “The interlocking of the arched steel frame supporting the mesh and the grid-like steel frame supporting the inner rectangular boxes ensures sufficient earthquake resistance in spite of the thin members.”

    View towards entrance of Cs Somme Cafe in Fukuoka
    The steel structure is enveloped by a mesh canopy

    Externally, Cs Somme Cafe is flanked by a car park on one side, while extensive glazing on its opposite facade overlooks a landscaped outdoor space.

    According to the studio, the web-like canopy helps to reduce the cafe’s energy demand by limiting solar gain. However, where it meets the ground, a series of arches provide outward views for visitors.


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    Accessed from the street via a walkway, visitors enter into a minimalist interior, where a white polished counter stretches around the space.

    White walls, concrete flooring and steel elements serve as a backdrop, set off by wooden seating that runs alongside the bar.

    Interior view of cafe by Kengo Kuma and Associates
    A counter stretches around the interior

    A translucent light fixture made from fabric reminiscent of the building’s mesh canopy hovers above the counter.

    Additional details inside Cs Somme Cafe include a large piece of wood that doubles as a sliding door behind the staff’s preparation area.

    Interior view of Cs Somme Cafe in Japan
    Arched openings frame views out of the cafe

    Elsewhere, Kengo Kuma and Associates recently updated a Kyoto hotel with a theatre stage built from a timber skeleton.

    Other cafes recently featured on Dezeen include one in London with rolling metal shutters used to shield its glass front and a boba tea shop in Mexico City with polycarbonate walls.

    The photography is courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates.

    The post Kengo Kuma cloaks "ethereal cafe" in Fukuoka with mesh canopy appeared first on Dezeen.



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