BBWORKSPACE's extension for a café in Chiang Mai, Thailand, features vibrant, iridescent panels that refract colorful hues throughout the day, capturing the beauty of gemstones as a spatial experience.
The intervention includes two crystalline volumes, one preserved and wrapped in clear glass blocks resembling cut gems, and a newly built extension clad in dichroic acrylic panels that shift colors with sunlight.
The interior design of THE FACETS cafe transitions from polished to origin, incorporating textures inspired by geological strata and stone caves, along with furniture shapes abstracted from raw mineral forms.
The garden surrounding the café features a reflective pond, foliage providing contrast to the architecture, and a low curved wall made from handmade clay bricks that nods to local material traditions.