Yakafu

The bakery is in Anji, a picturesque town beside Hangzhou; it is the flagship of a Chinese startup company providing baking products as well as baking classes. The ground level houses production, display, and product sales, and the floor accommodates event areas and classrooms. The design combines clear geometries, vibrant colors, and textures. The bar, service benches and display screens are linear volumes made of terrazzo, in different heights and sizes. One prominent feature is the large, sculptural staircase in blue terrazzo, with steps in irregular shapes and sizes. Its base is integrated inside planes which serve as sitting surfaces. The composition evokes playfulness and freedom. The materials include blue and yellow perforated metal sheets, silver mosaic slabs, terrazzo with color glass, pink acrylic

Kostas Chatzigiannis Architecture

Anne-Sophie Heist

 254 | January-February 2021