SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio

A southern brand arriving on this northern shoreline offers more than the scent of coffee—it delivers an honest answer to the question of "how to belong here." Confronted with a two-story volume, the design orchestrates a double-layered narrative space—bustling yet immersive—structured around spatial hierarchy, communal ties, and everyday poetry.

SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio
© Shaoqing Pan © Shaoqing Pan
  • architects: NUC Studio
  • Location: Aranya North Bank (Phase 9), Beidaihe New District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Shaoqing Pan
  • Area: 320.0 m2

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