Cafe Bidam / Design Token

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  • Architects: Design Token
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  154
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Yongjoon Choi
  • Lead Architects: Daesung Kim
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Cafe Bidam / Design Token - Interior Photography, Dining room, Beam
© Yongjoon Choi

Text description provided by the architects. Traditional Korean-style house Cafe 'Bidam'. 

Bidam is a project that renews Hanok into a performance venue and a cafe, with the concept of ‘Korean Royal Orchestra’.
The stage is located in the courtyard to make audiences enjoy a show with drinks.

Cafe Bidam / Design Token - Interior Photography
© Yongjoon Choi
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Plan
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Elevation

Seats are created by extending and overlapping the terrace. The folding screen behind the stage is the role of an orchestra shell, and the wall is made of Korean-ish materials designed to create a rich reverberation.

Cafe Bidam / Design Token - Interior Photography, Table, Beam
© Yongjoon Choi
Cafe Bidam / Design Token - Interior Photography
© Yongjoon Choi

The iconic colors of the Orchestra costume which are Yellow, blue, and red are used as lighting and finishes. It is intended to provide a space where visitors can feel Korean emotion in the harmony with traditional and modern architecture.

Cafe Bidam / Design Token - Interior Photography, Windows
© Yongjoon Choi

Project location

Address:5 Bukchon-ro 8-gil, Gahoe-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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About this office
Cite: "Cafe Bidam / Design Token" 14 Sep 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/968421/cafe-bidam-design-token> ISSN 0719-8884

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