YOD Group installs pixel-like mosaics inside Kyiv coffee bar
DOT Coffee Station in Kyiv by architecture and design studio YOD Group features an interior with "weird, sincere and universal" mosaic tiles arranged to look like pixels on a screen.
The Ukrainian coffee bar is located in central Kyiv on a street close to Bessarabska Square, one of the city's liveliest intersections.
DOT Coffee Station is located in Kyiv
YOD Group wanted the diversity and fast pace of the cafe's setting to be reflected in its design.
"We wanted to retell the natural vibe of the busiest Kyiv neighbourhood through DOT's interior design," YOD Group co-founder and art director Dmytro Bonesko told Dezeen.
The coffee station is a hole-in-the-wall-style bar
Specifically defined as a coffee station rather than a coffee shop, DOT is a narrow, hole-in-the-wall-style bar designed for people to grab a drink while on the go. Sliding glass doors form a "transparent facade" that is intended to invite people in. Repurposed timber beams from an old barn make up DOT's rustic serving bar and benches, while original exposed brick walls blend with the space's neutral tones.
A large "footpalm" mosaic is designed to look like pixels
YOD Group describes the coffee bar's standout feature as the large street-facing mosaic that greets customers on the wall, which is designed to resemble pixels on a digital screen.
The mosaic's quirky image depicts a person doing a "footpalm" gesture rather than a facepalm, which Bonesko said intends ...
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