Story Background
Interstellar passengers journey through vast space and endless time, seeking a new home for humanity to escape the devastation of Earth. Eventually, they awaken from hibernation to an alarm…
Emerging from the falling cabin, they find a world strikingly familiar, with plants resembling those on Earth and breathable oxygen. Everything appears beautiful, yet there is an underlying sense of strangeness.
△ Conceptual Diagram
Close-up of the cabin-style coffee control console.
△ Camping Elements
Cutting into the trees reveals not familiar wood fibers but a smooth, mirror-like metallic substance. The trees float in the air, their eerie cross-sections reflecting this beautiful yet unfamiliar world.
△ Mirror Long Table
Ultimately, a sobering reality emerges: there are no humans or natural life here. This is not the real world; everything is an illusion.
A café at night.
The coffee table, transformed from an old cabin and meticulously polished, appears rejuvenated. Lights on the engine hood illuminate the entire coffee preparation area, adding a mysterious ambiance. Surrounding vegetation naturally grows over the ruins.
Cabin-style coffee control console.
The central beams and columns of the cabin support the entire structure, illuminated by light streaming through two windows.
△ Internal Structure of the Control Panel
Visitors can sit both inside and outside the cabin, enjoying the scenery as if piloting a spacecraft through space. This immersive space-themed coffee experience elevates the atmosphere to new heights. Camping elements enhance the dining experience, while the metal wooden box and low seating bring guests closer to the surface—like sitting on Mars with a clear view of the shimmering Milky Way galaxy.
△ Seating Area Outside the Cabin Operation Zone
The long table, suspended mid-air, originates from a cut tree trunk. Its mirror-like cross-section perfectly reflects the towering buildings outside the window. Raising a coffee cup, one sees the world’s reflection on the table, with the chaos seeming to be thousands of years away.
△ Mirror Long Table
This journey through time invites people to savor coffee, unwind, and enjoy a peaceful moment in the universe. The design integrates exploration and reflections on time, helping guests escape life’s troubles and set sail on a voyage of imagination.
Details of the cabin operation console.
△ Production Process of the Cabin Control Panel
Process Analysis Diagram
The space formed by the original building walls feels very empty.
After removing the wall, an operating platform was installed around the columns to create a strong connection with the main entrance and lobby.
△ A spherical cabin was set up to provide storage space and conceal equipment.
After construction was completed, the owner requested an additional control panel to allow customers to enter the cabin and experience it firsthand.
△ Plan View
Project Information
Project Name: Metal Hands Coffee Manufacturing Bureau
Design Company: Beijing Daguan Architectural Design
Design Team: Shen Jianghai, Zhang Longxiao, Wang Lifeng
Project Type: Interior Design and Renovation
Building Area: 90 square meters
Design Period: August – September 2021
Construction Period: September – December 2021
Photographer: Xiao Zhi © ICYWORKS
Written by: Sun Baoning, Zhang Longxiao
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