Abu Dhabi based cafe, with close proximity to the water front of the Corniche, in the Khalidiya neighbourhood. The container is part of a larger development that seeks to bring a variety of homegrown concepts.

Client wanted to translate their love for Los Angeles in a space. NON set out to study and understand the LA cafe culture and translate it into a container, working closely with the client to capture their vision of an energetic & youthful space creating a lifestyle cafe. the design set out to capture the LA cafe culture and industrial unkempt style to create a cafe that felt like ‘you’re stepping into LA’.

Looking at street culture and how that translates into a space and transforms the it into a growing community of sneaker-heads and hip pop culture enthusiasts. i.e Basketball, music, fashion, photography, collaborations and style.