Madrid-based art, architecture, and design collective Casa Antillón has unveiled its sleek design of Cara Mela, a new pastry shop near Plaza de Olavide in the Chamberí section of the Spanish capital. To create a confectionary unlike any other, Casa Antillón examined other retail environments—as well as the specialties from Cara Mela’s menu—to inform its design.
“We did research on other shopping spaces, such as clothing and jewelry stores. Those were our principal sources of inspiration,” Casa Antillón says in a statement. “The clients have an original product, which is a caramelized apple. Its taste and beauty made us think about the shape of the space in terms of form, material, and color. So that apple was the key of the project.”
Two opposing spatial operations characterize the design, beginning with a small grab-and-go area lined with white floor tiles and metallic display fixtures that welcome guests with an air of transparency. Beyond the kitchen, the compact space leads to a café area in the rear, where visitors can sit awash in a sea of deep green (Save for a red window framing views into the kitchen.) Seafoam-toned floor and wall tiles span the room, where benches, tables, and platforms adopt abstract shapes in reference to caramelized forms. “We wanted consumers to feel surprise and warmth,” Casa Antillón adds.
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