{"id":81147,"date":"2025-09-23T14:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/81147\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:13:13","slug":"stainless-steel-and-blue-details-decorate-modular-valley-fair-kiosk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/81147\/","title":{"rendered":"Stainless steel and blue details decorate modular Valley Fair Kiosk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japanese studio I IN<\/a> has created Blue Bottle Coffee<\/a>‘s first kiosk<\/a> in Santa Clara, California<\/a>, which has a minimalist design and was prefabricated from stainless steel.<\/p>\n

The aim behind the project was to create a “design that would clearly express the brand in any location,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

Blue Bottle Coffee has stores across Asia and the US, but this marks the first time it has opened a kiosk. I IN<\/a> designed the store to be built from stainless steel, using modular, prefabricated components that were easy to assemble on site.<\/p>\n

\"CoffeeThe stainless-steel kiosk has blue details<\/p>\n

The steel structure gives the kiosk a minimalist, industrial feel. Its cool tones are complemented by a louvred, blue-painted canopy that lets light into the kiosk and an illuminated blue base.<\/p>\n

“The stainless steel reflects its surroundings, intentionally softening the building’s presence within the environment,” I IN co-founder Yohei Terui told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“In contrast, the brand’s signature blue asserts a strong identity. It appears in different forms \u2013 the logo on the wall, the blue glow at the floor, and the open, airy blue louvres at the ceiling,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“Each element occupies only a modest surface, yet together they stand out clearly, even from a distance and every different angle.”<\/p>\n

\"ValleyIt is Blue Bottle Coffee’s first kiosk<\/p>\n

I IN is based in Japan, but has previously worked on projects in Asia and Europe. Terui said that while the process of working on a US project wasn’t very different, it did influence the choice to use stainless steel.<\/p>\n

“One of the aspects we paid particular attention to in this project was the selection of materials,” he explained. “When working across countries, material selection often becomes a big challenge. “<\/p>\n

“The repeated process of sending and receiving samples highlighted a certain gap with today’s sustainable mindset. It became essential to focus on materials that can be mass-produced and are easy to work with.”<\/p>\n

\"CoffeeI IN designed the Valley Fair Kiosk from prefabricated materials<\/p>\n

Terui, who heads up I IN together with co-founder Hiromi Yuyama, added that prefabricating the kiosk is a way to help minimise waste when producing others in the future.<\/p>\n

“Since all parts can either be pre-produced or made readily available, a substantial reduction in construction time can be expected,” he said.<\/p>\n

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I IN designs Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa to carry “the essence of history into the present”\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“At the same time, minimising unnecessary material waste is a major advantage,” Terui added.<\/p>\n

“Of course, there is a certain appeal in having each store feature a different design. Yet, I also feel that we are re-entering an era where the value of design consistency \u2013 so long as it is compelling \u2013 can be newly appreciated.”<\/p>\n

\"Blue-colouredBlue louvres decorate the ceiling<\/p>\n

The kiosk, which has a food counter, food and coffee preparation areas, a till section and a staff area, is lit from above and below to draw attention to its blue colour.<\/p>\n

“We see light as something powerful and beautiful above all, a presence that reaches into people’s hearts,” Terui said. “At the same time, depending on how it is used, light can also create discomfort or even disrupt a design.”<\/p>\n

“In this project, the challenge was to ensure clarity and visibility under any conditions, while maintaining a strength that would not be lost within its surroundings,” he continued.<\/p>\n

\"CoffeeI IN has previously designed stores for Blue Bottle Coffee<\/p>\n

The Valley Fair Kiosk will be followed by “several new kiosk openings” in the US, Blue Bottle Coffee’s global head of cafe design and experience Cary Cheng said.<\/p>\n

I IN has previously designed a Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Takanawa, Tokyo<\/a>, and used green and yellow light to demarcate two toilets in a Japanese shopping centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Tim D Coy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese studio I IN has created Blue Bottle Coffee‘s first kiosk in Santa Clara, California, which has a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,54471,1374,366,18,117,54472,19,17,54470,54473,10357,10358,44686,32108,1543],"class_list":{"0":"post-81147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-blue-bottle-coffee","13":"tag-california","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-eire","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-i-in","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-kiosks","21":"tag-modular-architecture","22":"tag-sectionall","23":"tag-sectionarchitecture","24":"tag-stainless-steel","25":"tag-steel","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}