Project Credits
Client
Farmer Auto Village
Date Completed
2022
Sector
Commercial & Interiors
Awards
Project Governance
Project Lead
Jaune-Marie Van der Merwe
Design Team
Waterfall drops, matching splashbacks, curved feature panels, and a dowelled façade have made for a stunning contemporary interior to the Engine Room Café at Farmer Auto Village in Mount Maunganui.
When given the freedom to design something different for Farmer Auto Village’s café, Chow:Hill saw an opportunity to further shape the experience of visitors to the vehicle dealership, providing a designated zone in which guests could connect and converse in a relaxed setting.
Extensive growth of the Hewletts Road dealership had created the need to relocate and refurbish the original Chow:Hill designed café, and allow for additional office space within the existing building footprint.
Inspired by the Scandinavian approach to design, Chow:Hill blended textures with a subtle yet strong colour palette to deliver a stylish interior with a practical layout that played off natural light and shadow in contemporary surrounds.
Photography by: Amanda Aitken
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Complementary contours
To redevelop the dealership’s ground floor layout, office space was relocated to a new enclosed mezzanine floor. The contrasting dark grey palette, chosen to give the appearance of a floating mezzanine, emphasizes the modern, crisp design of the space.
Large, glazed areas borrow light from the existing circular skylights and allow a visual connection with the vibrancy of the café below. Beautifully framed, the overhead baffles play with long linear lines and rhythm and fold down to create a screened client waiting area, reflecting the feature batten screens in the café.
Space to flow
Moving the café to an adjacent wall ensured greater pedestrian flow, thus opening up space for a new café and welcoming customer waiting area. Striking timber slat wall features catch the eye and let subtle light into both serving and dining areas, while gently complementing the curved counter façade.
The café design, which stayed true to the original concept, has resulted in a spectacular centrepiece of this vibrant vehicle dealership.
Waterfall drops, matching splashbacks, curved feature panels, and a dowelled façade have made for a stunning contemporary interior to the Engine Room Café at Farmer Auto Village in Mount Maunganui.
When given the freedom to design something different for Farmer Auto Village’s café, Chow:Hill saw an opportunity to further shape the experience of visitors to the vehicle dealership, providing a designated zone in which guests could connect and converse in a relaxed setting.
Extensive growth of the Hewletts Road dealership had created the need to relocate and refurbish the original Chow:Hill designed café, and allow for additional office space within the existing building footprint.
Inspired by the Scandinavian approach to design, Chow:Hill blended textures with a subtle yet strong colour palette to deliver a stylish interior with a practical layout that played off natural light and shadow in contemporary surrounds.
Photography by: Amanda Aitken
Read More
Complementary contours
To redevelop the dealership’s ground floor layout, office space was relocated to a new enclosed mezzanine floor. The contrasting dark grey palette, chosen to give the appearance of a floating mezzanine, emphasizes the modern, crisp design of the space.
Large, glazed areas borrow light from the existing circular skylights and allow a visual connection with the vibrancy of the café below. Beautifully framed, the overhead baffles play with long linear lines and rhythm and fold down to create a screened client waiting area, reflecting the feature batten screens in the café.
Space to flow
Moving the café to an adjacent wall ensured greater pedestrian flow, thus opening up space for a new café and welcoming customer waiting area. Striking timber slat wall features catch the eye and let subtle light into both serving and dining areas, while gently complementing the curved counter façade.
The café design, which stayed true to the original concept, has resulted in a spectacular centrepiece of this vibrant vehicle dealership.
Project Credits
Client
Farmer Auto Village Engine Room Café
Status
2022
Project Type
Commercial & Interiors
Awards
Waterfall drops, matching splashbacks, curved feature panels, and a dowelled façade have made for a stunning contemporary interior to the Engine Room Café at Farmer Auto Village in Mount Maunganui.
When given the freedom to design something different for Farmer Auto Village’s café, Chow:Hill saw an opportunity to further shape the experience of visitors to the vehicle dealership, providing a designated zone in which guests could connect and converse in a relaxed setting.
Extensive growth of the Hewletts Road dealership had created the need to relocate and refurbish the original Chow:Hill designed café, and allow for additional office space within the existing building footprint.
Inspired by the Scandinavian approach to design, Chow:Hill blended textures with a subtle yet strong colour palette to deliver a stylish interior with a practical layout that played off natural light and shadow in contemporary surrounds.
Photography by: Amanda Aitken
Read More
Complementary contours
To redevelop the dealership’s ground floor layout, office space was relocated to a new enclosed mezzanine floor. The contrasting dark grey palette, chosen to give the appearance of a floating mezzanine, emphasizes the modern, crisp design of the space.
Large, glazed areas borrow light from the existing circular skylights and allow a visual connection with the vibrancy of the café below. Beautifully framed, the overhead baffles play with long linear lines and rhythm and fold down to create a screened client waiting area, reflecting the feature batten screens in the café.
Space to flow
Moving the café to an adjacent wall ensured greater pedestrian flow, thus opening up space for a new café and welcoming customer waiting area. Striking timber slat wall features catch the eye and let subtle light into both serving and dining areas, while gently complementing the curved counter façade.
The café design, which stayed true to the original concept, has resulted in a spectacular centrepiece of this vibrant vehicle dealership.
Project Credits
Client
Farmer Auto Village Engine Room Café
Status
2022
Project Type
Commercial & Interiors
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