T-Boutique
Displaying products of the tea connoisseur Dilmah, this interior tea boutique aims to create the cosy and compact nature of an afternoon tea session. The original plan is angular plan and placed in the functionalist passage Broadway.
The thus hard interior of the building is softened by introduction of curves through a wooden slat structure of artfully arranged individual slats. Each of the slat is oriented towards a pr-existing skylight and is made of Multiplex, thickness 21mm, birch veneer, “BB” quality.
photography by © Filip Šlapal
Complimenting this finish is are two MDF desks in following basic angular geometry. The contrast is provided by placing the structure and furniture against a background of a floor system of squeegee-grade microtopping in anthracite color . Hence achieving a complete reversal of traditional texture all the while retaining the intended ambiance.
Floor Plan
By:Akansha Gupta
Architects: Studio Pha
Year: 2014
Photographs: Filip Šlapal
Maiar Mansour is an editor at Arch2O with a unique lens shaped by her background in architecture, visual arts, and human-centered design. A graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maiar discovered her passion for UI/UX through civil society work, storytelling workshops, and freelance design for arts events. Her editorial approach blends emotional intelligence with a strong visual sensibility, guided by a belief in storytelling and design coherence. With training from ITI and Udacity and hands-on experience as a UI/UX designer, she brings fresh perspectives on how environments shape human behavior, emotion, and interaction in design.