This coffee shop is squeezed into an ultra-narrow space in Curitiba, Brazil, with a simple counter inside for serving takeaway beverages and snacks.
Sandwiched between shops in the centre of the southern Brazilian city, The Coffee measures just 32 square feet (three square metres).

Local firm Boscardin Corsi Studio overhauled the tiny space, after noticing the potential of the under-utilised slither of property.
"A small service door, formerly unused by the restaurant next door, seemed to have no grace at all," said founders Ana Carolina Boscardin and Edgard Corsi. "Instead, we saw it as an opportunity and turned into a business."

The coffee shop is signalled by an illuminated white cube, which overhangs the doorway to provide shelter from the city's common rain showers for customers ordering. On the side is the Japanese translation for coffee, aligning with the shop's minimalist look, which takes cues from the country's design aesthetic.
The Coffee strictly serves to-go food and beverages, and utilises the sidewalk for extra space. Customers queue outside, and can sit on a public bench nearby to enjoy their brews.
"Amid the turmoil of today's world and day-to-day running, where time is money and caffeine is needed to restore energies, nothing is more important than a takeaway-style coffee," the studio said.

For the exterior, the shop is clad in vertical, black metal strips that amplify its narrow design.
Inside, this striped design is dupli...