The latest branch of the bakery ‘Baker D.Chirico’ which recently opened in Carlton in Australia has been designed by Melbourne based architecture firm March Studio. The design features an undulating CNC-routed plywood form that lends a dynamic sense of space to the narrow shop in addition to providing shelving for the bread. exhibiting a limited street face, the store’s façade maximizes on the level of visual communication by a floor-to-ceiling stretch of glazing.
The interior space is projected onto the street, conveying the shop’s program and activity in a transparent fashion. The sculptural treatment of the bakery serves as an aesthetic marker, resulting in a design with a distinct identity on the street. pragmatic in its layout, the interior is linearly arranged to make most of the limited space.
A long central counter which acts as a large cutting board loosely defines the service space with display of the products delegated to one wall. The undulation of the shelving accommodates for a variety of baked goods, from long baguettes to round pagnotta. the three-dimensional surface wraps around to the ceiling, resulting in a dynamic and playful manipulation of space.
