Blue Bottle Coffee Opens Traditional Machiya-Style Cafe in Kyoto

Blue Bottle Coffee teamed up with Schemata Architects on a Machiya-style cafe in Kyoto, Japan, located on the way to the Nanzenji temple. The two-floor space is a restoration of a 100-year old Japanese tea house that blends West Coast culture with the charm of the quaint locale. Many of the townhouse's defining characteristics were maintained, such as original roof structure and clay walls, while other elements were rebuilt, such as the raised flooring, which was replaced with a pebbled ground t...