RESEARCH
Field research, café and coffee brand case studies, and practical lessons gathered from markets around the world to inform how Filgap Coffee is being built.
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What Makes Roast Consistency Possible Beyond the Roaster?
Looking back at a Sydney roasting facility I visited in 2012, the most useful lessons were not in the old roaster itself, but in the cooling, measurement, cleaning and routines built around it.
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How Much Café Can Fit Into One Room? Room 10, Sydney
Room 10 was one of the smallest cafés I photographed in Sydney in 2012. Looking back, the surprise is not its size but how much coffee, food, storage, seating and movement it managed to fit into one working room.
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Designing a Café Without Hiding the Building: Reuben Hills, Sydney
Looking back at my 2012 photographs of Reuben Hills in Sydney, I noticed how much of the former printing factory was allowed to remain visible—and found a practical way to think about what really needs changing when an old building becomes a coffee space.