A table for a pause

Look closely before drawing the next line.

Coffee cups and an iced drink on a cafe table

A small-scale study of rituals, table surfaces and objects. Reference photograph by Yong Lee in Busan; no client, location or completed project is claimed.

Ritual · surface · objects

At the scale of a table, placement sets the distance between a conversation and a private moment. Study the reach, the light and the unused edge.

Prepare a spatial brief

Original conceptual adjacency diagram. Not a measured plan of the photographed building.

MATERIAL BOARD

Three samples, one note.

Drawn samples for talking about the study, not a specification of the photographed building. Choose one to carry into your brief.

Choose a sampleM1Terrazzo topCool and speckled; marks of daily use join the pattern.M2Woven rattanA light, breathing seat that keeps a small corner open.M3Glazed ceramicA small glossy surface that catches one point of light.