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JER café at Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

As part of the transformation of Almaty's former Soviet-era Tselinny cinema into the Tselinny Center of Contemporary Art, led by Asif Khan Studio, NAAW was commissioned to develop the interior concept and design for the JER café located within the building.

TAL family restaurant / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Located next to a mosque in Almaty, TAL has long been known as a place for family gatherings, memorial meals, and large communal dinners. The renovation sought to rethink the space without severing its connection to the past — preserving its familiar atmosphere while introducing a calmer, more contemporary, and architecturally cohesive identity. From the outset, the project aimed to avoid literal stylization or overtly decorative references to national motifs. Instead, the design is shaped through materials, light, proportions, and spatial rituals. The interior draws from the culture of shared dining and everyday family traditions, translating them into a contemporary architectural language.

Six Coffee + Wine cafe / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000

As part of our ongoing exploration of Almaty's identity through urban café interiors — following our previously published project Fika (2023) — this new space continues our investigation into the architecture and spirit of the city as both reference and point of departure. In Six Coffee Wine, familiar materials and techniques are reinterpreted in contemporary form through close collaboration with local artisans and artists, reviving their presence through experimentation and spatial storytelling.

Pasta La Vista Bistro / NAAW

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Pasta la Vista is an Italian bistro and the third venue in a growing chain, recently opened in Almaty. Its concept is inspired by the Memphis style, which emerged in the 1980s in Milan. Known for its bold colors and geometric forms, this aesthetic was reinterpreted through local craftsmanship, a contemporary context, and the brand's visual identity.

Broche Coffee Shop / NAAW

Hana Abdel — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:00:00 +0000

“Building with Mushrooms: Broche Coffee Shop” - Our latest project, Broche, is a compact coffee shop nestled at an intersection in one of Oxford’s historic residential neighborhoods. Given the neighborhood’s protected status, our goal was to refresh this understated corner, making it both inviting and comfortable while respecting its context.

Fika Café / NAAW

Hana Abdel — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:00:00 +0000

Introducing our recent project, FIKA, located within the historic TurkSib Railway Workers' House in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The TurkSib Railway Workers' House stands as a significant remnant of the Soviet era, embodying the region's industrial and architectural heritage. Our goal with FIKA was not only to create a distinctive urban space but also to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the building's rich historical layers.

Auyl Restaurant / NAAW + DUNIE

Hana Abdel — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Auyl is an experimental restaurant project in the Medeu mountain district, the outcome of a creative collaboration between architects, artists, artisans, designers, and creative producers. Working together, we have created an immersive space that exists at the intersection of gastronomy and performance. Auyl gives its guests the experience of participating in the process through lighting, sound, atmosphere, textures, and smells. The Auyl restaurant offers signature riffs on the cuisine of Central Asia. The design project is a result of a collaboration of architectural studio NAAW and design studio DUNIE.

Julius Café / NAAW

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Julius is a small specialty coffee shop in the center of Almaty. The client for the project is ABR Group, which is well known in Kazakhstan for paying great attention to interior design in their projects. The starting point for the Julius Cafe interior concept was a red La Marzocco coffee machine, which the client had purchased long before the project began. We thought building a coffee shop interior was symbolic of the coffee machine. Thus appeared the red door, which reminded us of the iconic Parisian bar Little Red Door and all the other small red accents, including the logo and the identity.