Many people think that industrial style is just cold cement and black iron pipes, which are naturally incompatible with places like bakeries that require warmth. However, this bakery design has mastered the balance of materials. The main color tones of the entire space are light oak, matte black and cement gray. There are no unnecessary fancy colors. The temperament is entirely supported by the materials and lines. Upon entering, the first thing you face are open bread shelves and pastry counters. You can quickly select bread without having to turn around. After making your selection, you can either go directly to the nearby cashier counter to pay and take it away, or just turn around and walk into the dining area. After purchasing, you can sit down and eat without having to retrace your steps.
Retail district
The internal division of the retail area is also particularly clear: the entire inner shelf is the "ekmek (Bread) section", where whole European-style bread, long baguettes, and meal buns in wicker baskets are neatly arranged by category. The arc-shaped counter in the middle is the dessert and cake section. The transparent glass cover protects the exquisite pastries very well. The cold storage area next to it is filled with packaged food and beverages. The cashier counter is right beside the cold storage. When checking out, you can easily get a bottle of water without even wasting time giving change. The dining area is completely separated from the retail area by large Windows, with green plants and low wooden grilles. This way, you won't be disturbed by the flow of people buying bread, and you can faintly smell the aroma of bread. This semi-open interactive feeling is something many bread restaurants cannot achieve.
Bakery shelves
- Open bread shelf
The entire open wooden shelf, paired with black thin metal rods, has no additional obstructions, allowing customers to see all the bread at a glance. The shelves are adjustable. On the higher levels, whole European-style bread and baguettes are placed, while on the lower levels, baskets made of rattan of different sizes are used to hold small breads and meal buns. This way, the classification is clear and the shelves won't look empty. Under the shelves, there are embedded warm light lamps. The light just shines on the bread, making the air holes and wheat color of the bread particularly inviting. Even someone like me who looks at the picture wants to reach out and take one. There are also considerate buttons for taking bags installed beside the shelves, so you don't have to go around asking the store staff for bags. Such a small detail is really annoying.
- Arc-shaped pastry counter
The dessert counter in the middle serves as the visual center of the entire retail area. With its arc-shaped shallow wooden base and black glass dust cover, it has no superfluous decorations and relies entirely on the pastries to carry the show. The counter is sunken, and the height of the glass cover is just level with the line of sight. You can clearly see the appearance of each cake without bending over, and there will be no reflection. The bottom of the counter is also equipped with ambient lights. At night, the light shines through from below, making the entire counter seem to float on the ground, gentle and elegant. Even ordinary small cakes appear much more refined.
- Cold storage and packaged food area
The cold storage area and the packaged food area against the wall use the same black metal frames as the bread area. The food inside the glass doors is neatly arranged, from yogurt to boxed snacks, lined up in a line by category. The lighting is uniform cold white light, which does not cause the packaging to reflect light. When looking for something, it can be seen at a glance. On the brick wall background beside the freezer, there are still bread relief decorations, which quietly reinforce the theme of the bakery without appearing to be a deliberate accumulation of elements.
Dining area
The layout of the dining area is very comfortable. There is a row of booths by the window, separated by light wood-colored fences and soft-padded backrests, which not only ensures privacy but also avoids being too closed. The tables and chairs are all in light wood color with grey soft packages. The backrests of the rattan chairs echo the rattan bread baskets in the space. Even the arrangement of the tableware exudes a kind of unpretentious refinement. The green plants in the space are the finishing touch: tall palm trees and lemon trees are planted in large black flowerpots, lined up along the passage, dividing the dining area into different small zones and connecting the greenery inside and outside the window. The red leaves and green plant wall in the distance adds a touch of warm tones to the neutral space, preventing it from looking too plain.
The track lights on the ceiling are adjustable. During the day, the natural light from the large window is bright enough. At night, the warm light is turned on, and the light shines on the dining table. Eating the freshly baked bread, one feels completely relaxed. What really caught my attention was the "semi-open feel" of the dining area: there was no solid wall partition between it and the retail area, only green plants and low wooden grilles. So, even sitting in the dining area, one could smell the aroma of bread and even see the staff organizing the bread. This sense of interaction made the act of "eating bread" more heartwarming.
Summary
Many bakeries' designs forget the details after completing the big framework, but this design really hides a lot of ingenious ideas in its details. For instance, the black metal lines running through the entire space: from the shelf brackets to the ceiling lamp stands, and then to the partitions in the dining area, they are all uniformly matte black, connecting the elements of light wood color and cement gray. The style of the entire space is particularly unified and does not appear messy. There is also the color temperature of the lighting. Whether it is the key lighting in the retail area or the ambient lighting in the dining area, it is all warm white light around 3000K. This can not only highlight the texture of the bread but also avoid the use of yellow and greasy lighting like many bakeries do, which makes the place look cheap and depressing.
