Daily Coffee News Staff | January 2, 2026
All photos by Jatupoom Srimuang, courtesy of Too.architects.
Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee shop owner, designer or architect and would like to submit your project for consideration, reach our editors here.
Design Details: Phuffle
- Project: Phuffle (Instagram)
- Location: Prachathipat, Thanyaburi District, Thailand
- Area: 477 square mete…
Daily Coffee News Staff | January 2, 2026
All photos by Jatupoom Srimuang, courtesy of Too.architects.
Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee shop owner, designer or architect and would like to submit your project for consideration, reach our editors here.
Design Details: Phuffle
- Project: Phuffle (Instagram)
- Location: Prachathipat, Thanyaburi District, Thailand
- Area: 477 square meters (5,135 square feet)
- Completed: 2024
- Design: Too.architects
- Architects: Peerapat Klinhuan
- Photographer: Jatupoom Srimuang
A new multilevel cafe north of Bangkok, Thailand, called Phuffle was inspired by the social and spatial connections of public staircases.
The design team at multidisciplinary firm Too.architects said they conceived of the space “not merely as a restaurant, but as a symbiotic blend of architectural and interior space, offering a holistic experience that integrates art, architecture, space and people.”
Prominent throughout the 477-square-meter space is a sculptural staircase that establishes the circulation and the mood.
“As one navigates the space, the central staircase emerges as a pivotal design element, symbolizing the intersection of beginnings and ends, and the continuum between space and time,” the firm wrote in a statement shared with DCN.
The stair was prefabricated “to float and support various activities while maintaining structural integrity.” Meanwhile, landings and edges double as places to pause, work or gather.
The plan is organized by three purpose-made voids that stitch the floors together. One houses the main stair and nudges people upward; the second frames a courtyard that softens heat and filters daylight; and the third links the ground-floor “Slow Bar” with the upper “Main Bar,” reinforcing a social loop.
Materials and finishes — including washed-sand flooring, brushed stainless steel and stamped concrete — combine to create a calm background against which circulation animates the spaces.
Facing a busy arterial road, the second floor turns to a solid concrete facade to block views and noise, while the glazed ground floor stays open to the street and pulls in light from the side yard.
Lighting is programmed to adjust throughout the day, with a color-temperature range that moves from cool sky to candlelight, supporting a range of activities such as daily coffee service or evening social events.
Taken together, the stairs, voids and lighting were designed to promote social interaction in a “continuous loop of ascending and descending platforms.”
“The central staircase is a vital element, balancing functionality and aesthetics, organizing the spatial distribution and transforming from a simple bar area to a communal space accommodating dining, working, socializing and art exhibitions,” the firm wrote.
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