Single Family Residential & Patisserie Store

Ithaca NY

2022 Fall, B. Arch Year 2

Arch 2101: Design Studio III

The Project is a macaron patisserie store and residential house for the pastry family. The project focuses on how to amplify the scents from the patisserie kitchen to create a unique sweet experience for the customer. The core of the house is a circular vertical structure in the center go through all floors. The chimney is placed at the center of the core, connecting the oven in the first-floor patisserie and the fireplace on the upper floor. The sitting area is around the circular core facing the kitchen, the inverted arch opening allows visual interaction between pastries and customers. The stairs at the storefront with the macaroon gallery on one side invited the customers in and walk along the circular core and eventually reached the backyard garden to enjoy the sweet at nature area.