Min Ben Chi: A Dessert Shop Like No Other

Chiung Hui Fu and Ken Lee Create a Sweet Dreamland

Min Ben Chi is not just a dessert shop; it's a theater of new scenography. The designers have created a dreamland in the real world, where the desserts charm the visitors, stirring their taste buds with delight. The design materializes this sense of well-being, transmitting the tastes to the bodily sensations. The shop is a sweet expectation of happiness, a place where the dream begins as people are wrapped in honey and sugar.

The shop's design is a mix of the modern and the classical. The preserved portion of the original building, the traces of formwork left intentionally on the ceiling and columns, the molding on the wall, appliances, the brick masonry door frame, the chandelier and embedded lights, guardian-angel mural, rough stone floor, plastic balloon, and the unicorn all contribute to the shop's unique charm. These elements meet mid-air four meters above the floor, creating a disorienting vastness with its dynamism of descending order.

The shop's design is also interactive. The cupboard containing the ingredients of pastry-making rests on the extended counter with classical molding, defining the freedom of shuttling between the modern and the classical in space and time. The classical arc is used on the arch door, wall surface, light stand, couch, cupboard feet, chair, French retro mirror, and the golden spiral staircase that leads to the second floor. The lines soften the space, responding to the dreamy scene of the fantastic lovely dreamland.

Lighting plays a crucial role in the shop's design. During the day, lighting enhances the translucent brightness, and as the night falls, the dreamland turns into a cottage in the mysterious deep forest. Lighting becomes the constellation shining through the holes, as if the genius were waiting quietly for their night.

Despite the challenges, the designers have managed to create a space where the goddesses and princesses descent with angel guardians. The chandelier shines like a supernova. The pet animals on the second floor, the flowers, deers, and birds, the silky velvet of coral color, and the beige flower setting, paint a chiaroscuro of dreamland. The beige color mediates the brown and golden colors amidst the multitude of subject areas. The bright spot of orange couch reveals the nexus of the place.

Min Ben Chi is a testament to the designers' ability to create a space that transcends the ordinary. The shop is a theater of new scenography, a place where the dream begins as people are wrapped in honey and sugar. The design materializes this sense of well-being, transmitting the tastes to the bodily sensations. It's a sweet expectation of happiness, a place that charms the visitors and takes them on a fantastic journey of taste and vision.