A cobalt blue bakery by day and an orange nightclub by night—the concept of the Polish Pastry Club Woda was inspired by the local context. The architectural design was created by the team of the Znamy się architectural studio. Let’s see!
Pastry Club Woda is a bakery-club hybrid located in the old town of Bydgoszcz, Poland, on the historic Mill Island, on the banks of the Brda River, in a former grain mill, Młyny Rothera. Spread over almost seven hectares, Mill Island is now a popular recreational and cultural site in the city but is also closely linked to the inland waterways transport of grain and flour production. It is the intersection of these two functions that inspired the concept for the new Pastry Club Woda, which is emphasized by its interior design.
To create the context, the architects of Znamy się based the design of the space on the symbolic meaning of colors, with the cobalt-colored floor and bar counter that enliven the interior, evoking the water of the river. The streamlined design of the latter follows the movement of the customers. The orange hue is the color of the setting sun, of fun and warmth—the Pastry Club Woda venue changes its function as the sun sets, transforming it into a club. The prevailing warm light changes the color of the cold cobalt cladding as the water surface reflects the light of the setting sun.
As production was an integral part of the site, the architects wanted to highlight this by using steel elements and creating an open kitchen. In addition, the vertical grooves in the plasterwork recall the millstones and the raked traces of milled grain.
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