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Manta Ray Rosters
Project Type
Architecture (Commercial)
Date
April 2021
Role
Student of Architecture @ Humble Architects
Description
Student of Architecture on many projects during my time at Humble Architects in Melbourne.
Tucked away in a former mechanics workshop in Nunawading is the new Manta Ray Coffee Roastery and café by Vincent Gao.
The design juxtaposes industrial minimalism with hand-crafted artisanal elements. Vincent wanted to create a space that would give subtle nods to very traditional Chinese design elements without appearing thematic or referential. As you enter the space you recognise this familiar aesthetic influenced by Asian design, some might say it has a wabi-sabi feel. We wanted to recreate the mood evident in a Chinese calligraphy painting, monochromatic soft black strokes across a page depicting elements of nature.
Words by Humble.
Images by Peter Clarke.
