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Ember Corner Café

A neighbourhood café in Porto where warm materials and smarter seating turned quick takeaways into long visits.

Type
Hospitality
Size
150 m²
Scope
Material Direction
Year
2026
Café with plants, rattan chairs and a chalkboard menu

Before

Bright, loud and hard: guests grabbed coffee and left, and the back half of the room sat empty most afternoons.

After

Softer lighting, rattan seating and a planted divider created quieter corners. Average visits are now 25 minutes longer.

Coffee bar with hanging bulbs and open shelvingLounge chair beside a potted plant