SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio

SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio - Exterior Photography, Concrete — © Shaoqing Pan

Curated by 韩爽 - HAN Shuang

Architects: NUC Studio
Area: 320 m²
Year: 2024
Photographs:Shaoqing Pan
Lead Architect: Huang Changsong

SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio - Interior Photography, Concrete — © Shaoqing Pan

Text description provided by the architects. 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.

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Published on May 14, 2026

Cite: "SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) / NUC Studio" 14 May 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1041199/saanci-coffee-aranya-north-bay-store-nuc-studio> ISSN 0719-8884