The concept of wasted material is unheard of in the design of Bakoko's Timber Café. The pop-up restaurant was conceived as customizable modules made from sustainably-farmed lumber to create walls, ceilings and even the seating.
But what will really impress you about this idea is that the entire project would be "cut from the same cloth." The frames of the chairs and the surfaces of the stools would be extracted from the faces of the structure, producing abstract openings for windows. Wooden panels of 3 meters by 16.5 meters from which every scrap is used means more resourceful manufacturing.
This flatpack-able feature of Bakoko's Timber Café also means that transporting the temporary coffee shop is incredibly convenient. It can be stowed and sent off in a standard 40-foot shipping container and assembled in a day.
Wall-Cut Cafe Furnishings
Bakoko's Timber Cafe Uses Excised Cladding to Construct its Contents
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Material Reuse - Designing furnishings and structures that make use of every part of a single material source, allowing for more resourceful manufacturing and reduced waste.
2. Modular Design and Assembly - Creating customizable modules that can be easily assembled and/or disassembled, allowing for more convenient transportation and construction of structures.
3. Flatpack-able Features - Incorporating features into designs that make the products easy to flat pack and transport, allowing for more efficient and eco-friendly shipping.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design and Manufacturing - Companies in this industry can take advantage of sustainable material reuse and modular design to create eco-friendly and easily assembled furniture pieces.
2. Architecture and Construction - The use of sustainable material reuse and modular design can revolutionize the construction industry, allowing for more eco-friendly and efficient building practices.
3. Temporary Structures and Pop-up Shops - Temporary structures like pop-up shops can utilize flatpack-able features to make them more easily transportable and efficient to set up.