Looking Sharp: Twin Gables Invite Light and Nature Indoors at This Destination Coffee Shop

the interior of a new coffee shop, clad in vertical pine with a large aperture in the ceiling that allows a tree to grow inside

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In the beachside town of Chonburi, Thailand, a slithering, twin-gabled building takes shape in a grove of trees. Home to a coffee shop called Harudot, the design is the fruit of a collaboration between a coffee roaster and a landlord who sells exotic plants. IDIN Architects conceived of a building that merged form and function, creating inviting spaces to sit and meet while placing nature at the apex both physically and conceptually.

Harudot’s vaulted interior is clad in warm, natural pine, and large oval apertures in the ceiling let in abundant light that sustains indoor trees. Outside, smooth, black panels silhouette a graceful, curvaceous form punctuated with two tall peaks that literally bring nature inside.

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a view of a contemporary building interior with vertical pine cladding, looking upward through a void in the ceiling where a tree grows

the interior of a bright, contemporary coffee shop featuring numerous different styles of tables and chairs along with the counter where an employee is working

the exterior of a new coffee shop, clad in vertical black timber with two gable ends and undulating sides

the interior of a new coffee shop, clad in vertical pine with a large aperture in the ceiling that allows a tree to grow inside

an image of two undulating black walls of a contemporary coffee shop, constructed of black vertical timber

an aerial view of a contemporary coffee shop in Thailand featuring two A-frame gables, undulating black sides, and voids in the ceiling in two places to support trees growing indoors