SITE Interior Design were set the task of taking what was essentially a small bakery that was supplying the industry with top quality items, and transforming it into a stylish venue that offered the same quality products as well as great coffee, superior sandwiches and even locally crafted beers to a very design-savvy public.
The bakery had been trading on the back of an established restaurant brand but they had suffered at the hands of the recession and Jason, the bakery owner had to move quickly to keep the bakery alive at the same time as creating a new brand representative of the effort and passion being invested in resuscitating his baking enterprise.
The real challenge: next to no time and a very limited budget. The kicker: the bakery had to run the entire time the architects were on site.
In close association with GRAFT Construction Management, they conceptualized the bakery as a space to be crafted with as much care as the pastries and with materials as basic as flour and water. To this end a simple, bold palette of natural, rough cut timber and dark painted steel was selected. The planning was done around the functioning of the bakery and the fact that they had to serve both the supply of the catering industry as well as appeal to the taste buds and aesthetic demands of a design-sensitive Cape Town public.
The bakery has become hub in the area and both the space and food are getting rave reviews.
