Interior design company Office AIO used a series of orchestrated “framed views” to create the layout of Basic Coffee in Beijing. Occupying a 30sqm space inside a historic building in Xianyukou, Basic Coffee features minimalist design with pastel colours. A long curved seating area surrounds the coffee-making area, creating a tiny alley from the entrance. Part of the seating area is concealed by a suspended perforated aluminium screen. The barista area is located between the entry alley and a
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