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In the heart of Auckland’s Commercial Bay precinct, Calipress was on a busy pedestrian promenade leading to a myriad of other eateries. The brief called for an interior and exterior fitout design that would engage customers before they encountered the competition.

A key to this was a departure from any formality inherent in a traditional ‘mall’ hospitality offering and instead to conjure an inviting space where people could socialise and relax.

The fitout employed operable timber windows to generate large openings onto the exterior public areas, dissolving the line between interior and exterior. The interior is full of a rich and thoughtfully considered collection of colours, materials and lighting to intrigue the passer-by.

Photography Credit: Jono Parker

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JCA STUDIO is a design focused, award winning, architectural practice based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Established by Jeremy Chapman in 2017, the studio believes in an authentic and considered design process. By seeking a balance between functional knowledge and informed architectural thinking, exceptional design solutions reveal themselves.

Jeremy has always been a maker with time spent as a furniture designer, on-site builder and now as an architectural designer. This diverse background has informed a passionate, considered approach to every project, with results that speak for themselves.

JCA STUDIO enjoys responding to a range of briefs, and on a range of sites. From residential to commercial, educational, new builds, renovations, additions, heritage projects and bespoke interiors.

The team love meeting new clients and hearing the visions they want to see brought to life. We believe in undertaking a robust and iterative design process to provide authentic responses to briefs – a process where our clients can collaborate and feel at ease. 

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