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"건축이란 만든 사람의 손이 보이는 것이다." — 루이스 칸

Studio Knot-MMK Cafe

가구 브랜드가 카페를 연다. 그렇다면 이 공간은 제품을 진열하는 쇼룸이 될 것인가, 아니면 브랜드가 가구를 만드는 방식 자체를 보여주는 장소가 될 것인가. 스튜디오 노트는 서울에 자리한 MMK 카페를 설계하며 이 질문에 답한다. 20제곱미터라는 좁은 면적 안에서, 가구 브랜드 MMK가 작업하는 논리를 그대로 공간 언어로 옮긴다. 재료의 솔직함, 기능의 명료함, 보이는 손길. 이 세 가지가 도심의 작은 카페 안에 압축되어 있다.

스튜디오 노트는 이 카페를 단순한 진열 공간으로 만들지 않는다. 대신 MMK가 가구를 만들 때 따르는 원칙을 그대로 공간 설계에 적용한다. 산업적 정밀함과 일상의 온기가 같은 공간 언어 안에서 공존할 수 있음을, 20제곱미터라는 제약이 오히려 이를 선명하게 드러낼 수 있음을 증명한다.

재료는 대비를 통해 말한다. 스테인리스와 아연도금 철판은 공장에서 가공된 표면을 숨기지 않는다. 만든 흔적과 쓴 자국이 그대로 남아 있고, 빛을 고르지 않게 받아내며, 시간이 지나면 변한다. 작업실 풍경과 연결되는 가공되지 않은 감각이다.

이와 함께 묵직한 콘크리트 카운터가 공간의 중심에 자리 잡는다. 거칠게 남겨진 질감은 매끈한 금속과 대비를 이루며, 좁은 공간에 구조적 무게를 더한다. 목재 요소들은 최소한의 마감만 거쳐 촉각적 온기를 건넨다. 세련된 매장의 광택과는 거리가 멀다. 오히려 집 부엌의 익숙함을 떠올린다.

적색은 정확하게 등장한다. 재료가 만나는 지점, 모서리, 전환부에 놓여 시각적 리듬을 만든다. 집 부엌과 공장에서 흔히 보는, 실용적인 색이다.

좁은 공간이지만 모든 것이 들여다보인다. 낮은 벤치, 열린 창틀, 길가를 향한 바는 카페 내부 전체를 하나의 관찰 가능한 주방 작업장으로 바꾼다. 준비와 서빙 사이의 경계가 지워진다. 거리에서 바라보면 구조가 훤히 드러난다. 금속 이음, 콘크리트 지지, 재료 전환. MMK가 가구를 만들 때 조립 과정을 드러내듯, 이 카페 역시 구축 과정을 숨기지 않는다. 장식으로 가리기보다 구조적 정직함이 미적 특성을 규정한다.

이렇게 드러내는 방식은 MMK 가구의 철학을 이어간다. 조립 논리가 눈에 보이고, 기계적 정직함이 심미적 성격을 결정한다.

조명은 금속과 콘크리트의 차가운 재료 구성 사이에서 움직인다. 틈새 공간을 온기로 채우고, 하루 동안 자연광이 움직이며 분위기를 바꾼다. 벽돌 벽, 작은 타일, 의도적으로 드러낸 이음매 같은 소규모 디테일들은 정착한 느낌을 만든다. 이 공간이 연출된 것이 아니라 자리 잡았다는 느낌을 준다.

설계는 쇼룸의 차갑게 정돈된 느낌을 피한다. 대신 작업 중인 주방의 편안한 불완전함을 받아들인다.

스튜디오 노트는 MMK 카페를 통해 브랜드의 가구 제작 철학이 단순히 제품에만 머무르지 않음을 보여준다. 만드는 방식이 곧 공간을 구성하는 원리가 되고, 재료를 대하는 태도가 곧 공간 경험을 규정한다. 20제곱미터 안에서 산업적 정밀함과 일상적 온기가 충돌하지 않고 공존한다.

거리에서 보면 안이 훤히 보이는 이 작은 카페는, 무엇을 만드는지가 아니라 어떻게 만드는지를 보여주는 공간이다.
Write by Claude & Jean Browwn


MMK Cafe is a minimalist interior located in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Studio Knot. When a furniture brand opens a café, the question becomes whether the space will simply showcase products or embody the same construction logic that defines the work itself. Studio Knot answered this by designing MMK Cafe as a direct translation of the brand’s approach to making – honest materiality, functional clarity, and visible craft –compressed into just 20 square meters. Rather than treating the café as a display setting, the design uses the constraints of a tiny urban footprint to demonstrate how industrial precision and domestic warmth can occupy the same spatial vocabulary.

The material strategy operates through deliberate contrast. Stainless steel and hot dip galvanized surfaces carry the marks of fabrication and use without apology, reflecting light unevenly and aging visibly in ways that connect to workshop environments. Against this, a thick concrete counter establishes structural weight, its rough texture creating friction with the polished metal while grounding the modest scale of the space. Wood elements soften the palette through minimal finishing, offering tactile warmth that references kitchen familiarity rather than slick retail polish. Red accents appear precisely where materials meet – along seams, edges, transitions – adding visual rhythm that echoes the utilitarian color found in home kitchens and industrial spaces alike.

The layout transforms spatial limitation into transparency. A low bench, open window frames, and a street facing bar turn the entire interior into an observable kitchen operation, erasing the typical divide between preparation and service. From the sidewalk, the structure remains fully legible – metal joinery, concrete support, material transitions – reinforcing the brand’s commitment to exposed construction over decorative concealment. This openness extends MMK’s furniture philosophy, where assembly logic stays visible and mechanical honesty defines aesthetic character.

Lighting operates between the cool palette of metal and concrete, filling interstitial spaces with warmth that shifts as natural light moves through the day. Small scale details like brick walls, compact tiling, and intentionally exposed junctions create a sense of settled occupation, making the space feel inhabited rather than staged. The design avoids the clinical precision of showroom environments, instead cultivating the comfortable imperfection of a working kitchen.
from leibal

 

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