Carly Hagedon

Caffeine Screen

The immersive environment of Meltino Bar and Lounge

Published

10 years ago

June 21, 2013

Carly Hagedon

Loff, an architecture and lighting design firm (Braga, Portugal), gives new meaning to “screened-in” with this immersive space designed for the Braga Parque Shopping Mall (Braga, Portugal). The environment houses Meltino Bar and Lounge and is enclosed by a white screen adorned with stylized cut-outs of coffee beans, allowing some light to infiltrate the space. The screen isn’t just for looks, however – it was created, in part, to identify the brand, owned by Lanhoso-torrefacção Cafés Lda. (Braga, Portugal), a coffee distribution company, as a retreat from the shopping mall’s hustle and bustle. In addition to fabricating a uniquely engaging environment, Loff strove to reinforce the coffee brand’s modern identity.

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