The buzzing ambience of Chengdu's Kuanzhai Alley has set the tone for this cafe by BLUE Architecture Studio, which is centred on a water-filled courtyard for people-watching. More about Chengdu's % Arabica cafe is designed to feel like "a small neighbourhood"
Austrian architecture studio Precht has used more than 7,000 handmade bricks to create the floors, walls and stepped seating in this Bangkok cafe for coffee brand % Arabica. More about Precht forms counter and stepped seating from handmade bricks in Bangkok cafe
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica shop in Shanghai's Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. More about BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop
Stepped concrete seating and brass fixtures add interest to the otherwise pared-back interiors of % Arabica coffee shop in Kuwait, which has been designed by Nendo. More about Nendo inserts stepped concrete platforms into Kuwait coffee shop
Japanese studio Puddle has designed a coffee shop inside a ferry terminal building in Hong Kong's Kowloon area, with white, concrete and light wood surfaces to match the existing structure. More about Puddle completes concrete coffee shop at Hong Kong's Star Ferry terminal