The corner
The blue corner finds you.
Three storeys of deep blue on the corner of Cao Thang — fascia on two faces, a round B badge on the glass, a terrace over the pavement. You spot it from down the street before you read a single word.
The building, storey by storey
Ground — the case
Arched doors open onto the case: rows of strawberry pastries, chocolate lengths, croissants on bamboo mats. This is where the visit is decided, with your eyes.
Terrace — the chairs
Up a level, blue chairs behind iron railing over the pavement. Bentwood chairs and wood tables inside; the street stays in view while you sit.
Upper — the glass
The top of the corner is all glass and white render, the round B badge centred on it. From here the blue reads as one building, not one shopfront.
At the kerb: motorbikes parked along the pavement, the terrace above them, the blue running the whole corner. The street is part of the shop.
