Renaissance Men
Design team of David Wick and Andrew Lindley have elevated the modern coffee shop experience to new heights with this 3-D experience
As part of an occasional feature examining inspirational architectural design projects, both within and outside gaming realms, G3 explores the latest commercial design project from Wick Architecture and Design.
Project: Stereoscope Project Size: 672 square feet Client & Property Owner: Granite Properties Client: Stereoscope Project Location: 100 Bayview Circle, Suite 1200, Newport Beach. CA. 92660 Architect: David Wick of Wick Architecture and Design in collaboration with Andrew Lindley of LAND Design Studio. Artist: Christy Lee Rogers Art piece: The Reunion of Cathryn Carrie and Jean General Contractor: Pacific Contracting Group Mechanical Engineer: Linwood Engineering Photographer: Benny Chan
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Wick Architecture & Design, in partnership with LAND Design Studio, has unveiled the unique ambiance of Stereoscope, a branded coffee shop in Newport Beach that is turning heads with its cathedral-like opulence. The Newport Beach location is the second store opening for Stereoscope Coffee in Orange County, and raises the bar on the modern coffee shop experience for the roaster’s sophisticated coffee clientele.
Well-received since its opening, the coffee shop is situated on the ground level of a large two-building office complex sharing a common courtyard. The owners, Texas-based Granite Properties, brought in the design team to partner with Stereoscope Coffee as part of a mandate to create a buzz within the building that would resonate with its tenants.
“We were approached to assist Stereoscope Coffee in creating a ground floor amenity that would not only provide a service, but which would also generate excitement,” explains David Wick, principal and lead designer of Wick Architecture & Design. “The
client wanted something that had never been done before, and we believe that we have given them exactly that.”
THE VISION
The design team was tasked with infusing excitement into a narrow, L- shaped space with a 15 foot ceiling. The space connects to entrances at both ends of the L, including one adjacent to the building’s lobby, and another connecting to the exterior courtyard. The layout, together with Stereoscope Coffee’s taste for modern, minimalism, created a unique challenge for Wick and Lindley.
Having travelled the world extensively, David Wick and Andrew Lindley harkened back to a recent trip to Italy, where they had the opportunity to view Correggio’s Assumption of the Virgin, a 16th-century fresco adorning the dome of the Cathedral of Parma. The duo envisioned the possibility of a modern interpretation and adaptation of that historic Renaissance approach, with a multi-dimensional aspect to it that would capture the essence of the word ‘Stereoscope’, a precursor to modern 3D technology. With a concept
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