Patterns of Contextual Adaptation: Interiority as a Design Framework for Cafe Spaces

Abstract

This paper investigates interiority as an extension framework within adaptive multiplied pattern-based architectural design methodologies. While traditional pattern-based typological approaches are often regarded as repetitive applications of similar designs, a deeper understanding of interiority enables the reconceptualization of interior elements as adaptive pattern systems that respond to specific contextual needs, particularly in fast-moving commercial spaces. To explore this, the study employs a qualitative approach, analyzing six representative coffee shop designs in Indonesia, with a focus on Ejji Coffee shops. These case studies were selected due to their rapid proliferation and diverse spatial adaptations, offering valuable insights into the role of interiority in commercial architecture. The research methodology integrates parallel exploded drawing, visual cataloguing, and spatial element identification to delineate the interrelation between patterns, interiority, and thematic composition. Through four key elements with two-dimensional planes (thematic), three-dimensional furniture (objects), interior-exterior terrace composition (extension), and materiality (modules) with the study examines how interiority contributes to adaptive reuse and spatial efficiency. The findings reveal that thematic pattern-based interiority enhances flexibility, efficiency, sustainability, and aesthetic coherence, positioning interiority not merely as a spatial consideration for rapid commercial space design but as an integral design mechanism within the evolving landscape of commercial and retail architectural design