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DEMER Busan Station Store / design by 83

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Building on the success of the second branch located in front of Jungang-dong's iconic 40 Stairs, this third location is set near Busan Station, in the heart of a district densely lined with office buildings. By day, the street is alive with the flow of commuters, but once evening falls, it becomes strikingly still. As the bustle of the day recedes and the place seems to lose its vitality, the sudden quiet leaves us with a lingering sense of emptiness. It was from the question, "Could a space hold on to its warmth even after everyone has gone?" that this project began.

Atelier Hosoo / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We were commissioned to design a space for a renowned ring workshop brand from Seoul, located in Jeonpo-dong, a popular hotspot for young people in Busan. During our first meeting with the client, we visited the site and found it to be an intriguing space featuring an upturned roof supported by a very old wooden truss structure. We heard that prior to its use as a clothing store, the space had functioned as a café, and it had previously been utilized as a warehouse for an extended period in a tool shop alleyway in Jeonpo-dong.

LE’EVO Hair Shop / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:00:00 +0000

LE'EVO is a hair shop that provides the best design and service to customers by maintaining its philosophy and values. The client who has run its headquarters for a long time, wanted to create a different atmosphere at a new store. The focus was on expressing the upgraded design and brand-new image in the space.

Insilence Seongsu Store / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The Insilence Seongsu store, our second flagship store following Hannam-dong, celebrates the theme of ‘Rebuild.’ This new store showcases Insilence’s bold step away from the conventional, weaving together new connections and expanding in diverse forms and strategies. It reflects a blend of the old and the new, capturing the essence of the Seongsu area.

demer coffee / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000

Demer Coffee is a charming cafe located in front of the historic 40-Step Stairway in Jungang-dong, within the vibrant Jung-gu district of Busan, South Korea. Long ago, in the midst of the Korean War, refugees established a shantytown in this neighborhood with views overlooking Busan Port. The 40 Steps in Jungang-dong became a path rich in history and meaning. It was a daily route for the shantytown’s inhabitants as they traveled to and from the port for work, and it also served as a communal spot where they would wait and meet with others several times throughout the day.

or whatever Café / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Or whatever serves brunch and coffee, and is designed by “design by 83” studio based in Busan, South Korea. It is located on Jeonpo Cafe Street in Busan. At the first meeting with the client, we wondered how the brand name "Or whatever" had become a name that the client had in mind, and asked about the meaning of it. The client said “Or whatever” is something that could express herself in a way that nothing is stereotyped, and it could tell a lot about her free spirit.

Cafe good & goody / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Tue, 09 May 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Café good & goody, a renewal project, is located in Gimhae, Republic of Korea. With the slogan of ‘Only good things for your ordinary life.’, it was planned with the hope that it would be a comfortable and cozy space that you would want to visit every day.

hotel tt / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:00:00 +0000

"hotel tt" is a boutique hotel with branches in Gupo and Seomyeon in Busan. Surveying the first and 20th floors, the design team was inspired by the spatial feeling of the first floor and the exterior scenery of the 20th floor. It could look down at the natural ecological park surrounded by the mountains and stream of the river Nakdonggang connected to the sea across Busan. The design team envisioned the entire concept in "a space where people can appreciate this region's own beauty and culture". According to the client who wanted a different atmosphere from any other franchise hotels, the design team proposed to break the hotels' general principles and create a space to contain a simple yet unique taste and focused on expressing natural elements.

sted Dessert Café / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

‘Our standard is your taste.’ sted coffee - As travel becomes difficult due to the pandemic, European classical style enjoys its heyday in the recent interior trend, because it gets harder for people to experience European classical interior designs.

SSAP Coffee / design by 83

Hana Abdel — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Designed by studio “designby83," based in Busan, Korea, SSAP offers pastries and coffee and is located next to Ulsan's Grand Park. The client asked us for a vintage and hip space. We tried to convey a space where the history and traces of the original space can coexist. Unlike conventional vintage and hip images, we came up with our own interpretation of the space including sustainability. Despite the passage of time, we thought about the design with hopes that it would last and continue to deepen. In the process of demolishing the interior of the interior space, consisting of exposed rough concrete walls, worn-out floor tiles, cold metal windows and simple glass windows, almost all structural elements were intentionally left intact.