Laihui Coffee Roastery by Zhenan Hou

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

ZH : Respect space function and streamline logic, pursue design essence

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

ZH : By sorting out people's feelings from different logical levels of space, we are more willing to guide people to obtain the maximized space experience in different specific positions. The space as a whole is about a coffee factory, which, for the designer, needs to be captured very sharply and put into practice through ideal control to get the result of a factory.

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

ZH : Hope to do more good design projects

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

ZH : The pursuit of inspiration

DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?

ZH : plan to sell

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

ZH : Hope that more people can experience the process of coffee production to enjoy

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

ZH : coffee shop

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

ZH : New spatial experience

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

ZH : CAD Sketchup

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

ZH : Respect space function and streamline logic and New spatial experience

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

ZH : My colleague

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

ZH : Better presentation

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

ZH : Yes,I studied the surrounding geographical environment, population and consumption data

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

ZH : The unpredictable situation of old building renovation

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

ZH : I like A'DESIGN AWARD and trust the open fairness of the game

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

ZH : I see my shortcomings and hope to avoid them in future projects