Hello everyone and all members of Architecture+Design Community, how are you guys today? I pray and hope that all of us are always given health, happiness and also patience in living this life. This time, I want to participate again in this community to write about interesting and unique buildings in the city where I live.
This time, the trip took me to one of the new viral cafes in my city. What's so interesting about this cafe or restaurant? why go viral and have a lot of visitors? let's discuss.
Grama Sphere Coffee
Grama Sphere Coffee is located at Sei Serayu Street no. 54 Medan City. The location of this cafe or restaurant is very strategic, because it is on the edge of a busy road that is traversed by vehicles. In addition, many campuses, schools and offices are located around this road area. Of course, as a new coffee shop or cafe located on the side of the road, of course this cafe must have something special to make people interested and come here.
From the entrance, we can see a magnificent and unique building. Grama Sphere is a restaurant or café that will make an impression on every visitor. We will see a large cream-colored building with a shape like two cans of biscuits put together that looks monotonous but very impressive because it is different from the existing cafes.
Grama Sphere has two interesting design concepts for us to discuss. The outdoor part of this café is the main attraction for visitors. The outdoor room uses an Industrial café design concept with a natural touch. This café uses many plants such as bamboo, small trees and grass to create a green and different feel.
The outdoor room also has two different floors but I think it's very pretty. The first floor, using cement made with the size of a rectangle with green grass as a barrier. The color of the cement from the floor with the color of the core building combined with the green of the grass makes a very coherent and beautiful architectural unit. The second type of floor used is small pebbles, which are used in the rear outdoor room. The use of pebbles as a substitute for dirt floors is often used recently by coffee shops or coffeeshops, the aim is to create a natural impression in a building or building.
The distance between the chairs in this outdoor room is also very fitting, because they are made far from each other, so that visitors will be comfortable to visit. In addition, the wide distance will also help workers and waiters to deliver food. Comfort is also a very important factor for a café or public space. Cafés can sell good food or drinks, but if visitors are not comfortable or feel at home there, this cafe or restaurant can lose to other restaurants or cafes that are more comfortable and have delicious menus.
Now, we will enter the interior of this building from this café or restaurant. Entering the inside of the Gamma Sphere we will see one thing that is different. The entrance door is very uniquely designed, oval in shape and with transparent glass doors. Next, we will look at an indoor café that is designed to be minimalist and chic. The floor using dark marble feels very coherent with the white roof and floor.
The thing that really impressed me here was the combination of furniture and various ornaments made or installed in this café. Wooden furniture will always be suitable for any design concept and is always the first choice. Besides that, the ornaments and wall hangings on display are also very interesting, there are pots with wooden sticks, hanging bookshelves, and also a large mirror in the corner of the room which is often used as a place to take pictures by visitors.
One important factor for a room and building is good lighting. All ornaments or furniture used will not look optimal if they do not get enough light. Gamma Sphere seems to have really paid attention to that, this cafe does not only rely on lamplight but takes advantage of sunlight during the day.
The shape and window frames used in this café are also interesting for us to discuss. The window used is large and box-shaped, in the afternoon the sun will enter and also create shadows on the frame that make an impression when you see it. When we sit at a table near the window, we will be able to observe the outside of this café. One more thing, the sunlight that enters the window is the afternoon sun which is not too hot and stinging.
I believe every era has its own characteristics for buildings or architecture. Likewise with the design and architecture of a café or restaurant, which continues to evolve with changes wait time. Design creativity is also influenced by trends and business competition so that it can attract visitors. Like Grama Sphere Coffee, this café has just opened at the end of 2021 but has managed to create a positive impression for every visitor. The customers, will enjoy delicious food and take pictures as much as they want with a cool background and of course instagramable.
Call me Isdarmady, because I have a full name that is very long, namely Isdarmady Syahputra Ritonga. I am a head of the family who work as Farmers Vegetables Hydroponic and Consultant Hydroponics, sometimes I also sell coffee from various regions in Indonesia.
I have expertise dispensing coffee with a variety of techniques and tools brewing, because I have the desire to make a coffee shop with hydroponics as centerpieces. Help me realize that dream.
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