TI Build-Out for a Modern Coffee Lounge
Armistice Coffee & Cocktail Bar
A coffee shop and roastery by day, in the evening, Armistice transforms into a lounge serving up cocktails and treats.
With their first coffee shop thriving, the Armistice Coffee team sought a cozy and flexible space for their second location, one that would transition from being a coffee bar in the morning to a dessert lounge offering cocktails, beer, and wine in the evening. The design of the interior reflects Armistice’s established brand identity, with pops of green drawing an aesthetic link to their original location.
Accommodating plenty of varied seating types and zones was key to the design, suiting a variety of customers: those bringing laptops and staying a while, as well as those grabbing a drink for a quick debrief with friends. Custom banquettes take advantage of every inch, while bar-height counter seating flanks a beautifully-detailed, custom-built coffee roaster.
On a raised patio, besides plenty of counter seating overlooking the walkways, a collection of chairs tuck around a gas fire pit. Plus, as the coffee shop occupies the corner commercial space at the base of the Lucille on Roosevelt apartment building, Armistice clientele can spill out of the shop to take advantage of the additional tables and seating options in the open lobby cutting through the building. With the feel and hum of a European café, the space is lively day and night.
Custom Casework
Behind the counter, a custom bookshelf takes advantage of the space’s tall ceilings, providing both display space and functional bar storage. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Custom Casework
Behind the counter, a custom bookshelf takes advantage of the space’s tall ceilings, providing both display space and functional bar storage. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Connections to Both Interior & Exterior Spaces
Besides the storefront windows along the street, glazed walls connect the coffee shop page to the interior passage way of the building, adding a sense of layering of space, as well as access to additional seating nooks. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Connections to Both Interior & Exterior Spaces
Besides the storefront windows along the street, glazed walls connect the coffee shop page to the interior passage way of the building, adding a sense of layering of space, as well as access to additional seating nooks. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Custom-Built Coffee Roaster
Armistice’s prized roaster rests in a prominent spot where there is not only room to work, but where the beautifully-detailed piece of equipment (and its relevance to the brand) can be appreciated from both inside the shop and the sidewalk. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Custom-Built Coffee Roaster
Armistice’s prized roaster rests in a prominent spot where there is not only room to work, but where the beautifully-detailed piece of equipment (and its relevance to the brand) can be appreciated from both inside the shop and the sidewalk. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
A Drink of Your Choice
With coffee, beer, wine, and cocktails, there is something for everyone, but the efficient bar leaves room for everyone to hang out and stay a while. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
A Drink of Your Choice
With coffee, beer, wine, and cocktails, there is something for everyone, but the efficient bar leaves room for everyone to hang out and stay a while. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Fire Pit on the Patio
On the raised patio, open to the sidewalk but sheltered within the shell of the building, a gas fire pit proves irresistible. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Fire Pit on the Patio
On the raised patio, open to the sidewalk but sheltered within the shell of the building, a gas fire pit proves irresistible. Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
An Eye-Catching Corner
In the corner commercial spot, Armistice enjoys great street frontage at a prominent corner in Roosevelt. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
An Eye-Catching Corner
In the corner commercial spot, Armistice enjoys great street frontage at a prominent corner in Roosevelt. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
A Raised Patio for Sheltered Outdoor Seating
At one end of the interior passageway, a raised, open-air seating area extends from the interior café space. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
A Raised Patio for Sheltered Outdoor Seating
At one end of the interior passageway, a raised, open-air seating area extends from the interior café space. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Activated Streetscape
With indoor and outdoor seating and a generous awning, Armistice’s new location is a great addition to the neighborhood. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Activated Streetscape
With indoor and outdoor seating and a generous awning, Armistice’s new location is a great addition to the neighborhood. Lucille on Roosevelt | Armistice Coffee & Cocktails | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Notes & Credits
Explore the rest of the Lucille on Roosevelt, and the architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture teams at Board & Vellum who brought the whole building together.
Photos by Andrew Giammarco.
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