A collaboration that started with a discussion of what makes one feel happy, whether tangible or a feeling, from small pleasures tolife conquests. Happier cafe is a place for change and evolution, where people feel comfortable but also are key attributes to the space. For that, we believe each person sharing the space should be able to change and contribute to its creation. 

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Architects: JCA

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Lead Designers: Johnny Chiu, Nora Wang, Maria Isabel Lima

Area: 315.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Zachary C. Hone

Function: Space Furniture, Commercial Space

Outdoor: 212 sqm
© Zachary C. Hone

A collaboration that started with a discussion of what makes one feel happy, whether tangible or a feeling, from small pleasures tolife conquests. Happier cafe is a place for change and evolution, where people feel comfortable but also are key attributes to the space. For that, we believe each person sharing the space should be able to change and contribute to its creation. 

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Diagram

We imagined it as an art installation, given the lease was granted for only six months, something perhaps temporary, nonetheless imaginative and playful. Using paper was an ideal scheme to allow people to express, build, and ...