{"id":253814,"date":"2026-01-20T06:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/253814\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:57:12","slug":"rippling-metal-roof-drapes-over-interlocking-stone-volumes-of-vietnamese-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/253814\/","title":{"rendered":"rippling metal roof drapes over interlocking stone volumes of vietnamese caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>asymmetrical volumes shape caf\u00e9 by KQI Architect in vietnam<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On a prominent corner lot along one of the busiest streets of B\u00e0 R\u1ecba Ward, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-vietnam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ho Chi Minh City<\/a>, KQI Architect completes The 1999\u2019s Coffee, a 210-square-meter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/restaurant-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">caf\u00e9 <\/a>led\u00a0by architect Ki\u1ebfn Qu\u00e2n. The project is conceived as an architectural gesture that mediates between the speed of the city and the slower rhythms of everyday pause.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of its corner condition, the design opens toward multiple directions, allowing the caf\u00e9 to receive natural light throughout the day. A long, westward-extending sloped roof acts as a continuous sun-shading device, shaping the silhouette of the building while protecting interior spaces from harsh afternoon exposure. Beneath this roof, interlocking asymmetrical volumes establish a dynamic composition, avoiding a single frontal orientation and instead encouraging movement around and through the structure. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/rooftop-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">roofline<\/a> is clad in small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/steel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">metal<\/a> sheets of varied colors, shapes, and sizes, layered like fish scales to create a textured surface that shifts subtly with changing light conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173706 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rippling metal roof drapes over interlocking stone volumes of vietnamese caf\u00e9\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rippling-metal-roof-interlocking-stone-volumes-vietnamese-cafe-kqi-architect-designboom-07.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/minqbui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Minq Bui<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1999\u2019s Coffee explores material warmth through stone and brick<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xaydungkienquan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vietnamese team<\/a> at KQI Architect combines stone, baked brick, woven reed panels, natural wood, and rammed-earth textures, choosing finishes that preserve their raw and tactile qualities and introduce a sense of familiarity and craft. The palette emphasizes sensory experience, roughness, warmth, and weight, reinforcing the caf\u00e9\u2019s role as a place of physical and perceptual slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This material language continues inside 1999\u2019s Coffee with a restrained palette of neutral tones, soft yellows, and natural wood finishes. Large windows draw daylight deep into the compact interior, extending the space outward visually while maintaining a sense of enclosure. The interiors avoid strong contrasts or decorative gestures, instead relying on light, proportion, and texture to shape atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Through its open geometry, tactile materials, and controlled light, the project proposes architecture as a way to gently recalibrate it, offering visitors a place to slow down, breathe, and momentarily step outside the rhythms of the street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173707 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rippling metal roof drapes over interlocking stone volumes of vietnamese caf\u00e9\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rippling-metal-roof-interlocking-stone-volumes-vietnamese-cafe-kqi-architect-designboom-08.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the caf\u00e9\u2019s rippling metal roofline folds toward the street<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173709 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rippling metal roof drapes over interlocking stone volumes of vietnamese caf\u00e9\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rippling-metal-roof-interlocking-stone-volumes-vietnamese-cafe-kqi-architect-designboom-10.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>creating a shaded outdoor seating area at the corner plot<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1173711 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"rippling metal roof drapes over interlocking stone volumes of vietnamese caf\u00e9\" width=\"818\" height=\"1123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rippling-metal-roof-interlocking-stone-volumes-vietnamese-cafe-kqi-architect-designboom-12.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>stone-clad walls and curved openings soften the building\u2019s edges<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"asymmetrical volumes shape caf\u00e9 by KQI Architect in vietnam \u00a0 On a prominent corner lot along one of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[94346,307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60,17445,16433],"class_list":["post-253814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-vietnam","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-restaurant-and-cafe-design","tag-rooftop-architecture-and-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}