Karnaros Bakery & Patisserie, Greece

The project designed by ARCHE – Architecture & Design Lab, concerns the redesign of the storefront of Karnaros Bakery & Patisserie in Greece. The principal design axis was the composition of opposing pairs on several levels. This approach stems on the one hand from the desire to create a space that is both contemporary and familiar and on the other hand from the combined identity of the bakery and the patisserie.

The inner surface of wall/ceiling is constructed with a sequence of assembled plywood sheets, which were cut using CNC milling. The shape of the sheets derives from the sectioning of a continuous surface that has its maximum deformation in the central column and covers the ceiling and the opposing wall. A total of 312 pieces of plywood were used that were assembled in 59 section profiles. This is a particular characteristic of the project: the combination of contemporary methods of design and fabrication with traditional techniques, rendering this as an opportunity for knowledge exchange between the two parties (designers, fabricators). A simple lighting strategy was used with the aim to achieve the optimum lighting conditions, that emphasizes the presentation of the products and the inner skin structure. The Photography of this space is by Christos Dionysopoulos.