La Firme transforms cramped space into Montreal's sun-lit Melk Cafe
Design studio La Firme has turned a tight, triangular space into a bright and airy cafe in Montreal.
The outpost is for Melk Cafe, a coffee shop and cafe that has three locations in the city. La Firme has also designed its locations on the corner of Saint-Urbain and Saint-Antoine streets.
Called Melk Café Saint-Urbain, the new spot occupies a triangular commercial space near the city's Chinese Quarter and business district.
"The original space was cramped," said La Firme founder Louis Beliveau. "A triangular floor plan with a curved wall and space tapering to two metres wide made for strict tolerances."
The studio opted to keep the space relatively open without any internal walls. The design showcases the existing high ceilings and ample light from a long glazed wall at the entrance, rather than calling attention to its irregular plan that reduces in size dramatically. La Firme included existing details like concrete walls and exposed plumbing and pipes in the interiors. New additions such as polished concrete floors and built-in furniture are intended to make the space feel old and new because the details seem both contemporary and yet industrial.
Soft green accents, white ceramic tiles and wood soften the otherwise industrial scheme.
"Our aesthetic approach emphasised the timelessness of raw materials within a limited palette," Beliveau said.
Upon entering is a volume that was included to shelter the interiors from Montreal's cold winte...
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