Surfers turn run-down Cornwall factory into Open surf shop and cafe - architecture and design

Surfers turn run-down Cornwall factory into Open surf shop and cafe



A former surfboard factory in Cornwall has been transformed into an all-white shop and cafe by local couple Emily and Mark Anderson.
Called Open, the surf shop and coffee house is located in Saint Agnes, a village in the southwest English county.
Set 100 metres from the north Cornish coast, the space had functioned as surfboard factory for 25 years but it had become run-down over the years.

"When we took it over a year ago, the factory was in a massive state of disrepair," Emily Anderson told Dezeen.
Without any previous design experience, Emily and her surfer husband Mark overhauled the site in two and a half months. The aim was to preserve the factory's history in a new, light and airy space for locals to produce boards and relax. "I've always been interested in interiors and architecture and how people live and interact within different spaces," Emily said. "The idea of taking on a space that had so much history and legacy and trying to preserve it, whilst bringing it up to date, really appealed [to me].

"So when Mark pitched the idea of taking on the surfboard factory (across the car park from our production studio), my interest was piqued," she added.
Measuring 50 square metres, the property was stripped back to create an open-plan layout comprising a coffee counter, lounge and surfboard shop.

"We set about knocking down walls and removing fabricated ceilings to open up and restore the space to its original industrial form,&...
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