Case 05 / 06 Bakery Retail · Space

lù lù bakery

Back to what bread originally is — only flour and water.

Type: Bakery Retail Space
Role: Spatial Art Direction
Location: Yuanlin, Changhua
Year: 2024

Atmosphere

Nordic-style negative space and pale wood keep the fit-out to a minimum. Fresh-from-the-oven bread returns to its most original state — the purity of just flour and water — clean, quiet, undisturbed by anything excess.

lù lù bakery shelf wall: birch shelving set into a warm terracotta wall, rattan baskets holding European breads, soft light through frosted glass, a glass dome and a red-glazed vase of eucalyptus on the pale wood bar

lù lù bakery bar close-up: European breads and grain rolls in a birch-and-glass case, an oat loaf and a small milk jug on a wooden board, a red-glazed vase of dried eucalyptus, light and shadow finely rendered

lù lù bakery exterior: a green garden before an old brick-tile house, fiddle-leaf fig and palms around, a green glowing sign by the grey-glass door and a standing blackboard on the lawn — a quiet country storefront

Challenge

This is a tiny bakery. The space is small, so restraint matters all the more — not letting the fit-out steal the bread's light, so the moment you walk in your eye lands naturally on the bread fresh from the oven. That was this case's plainest and most important task.

Art Direction

Drawn together with A clean wooden shelving system as the frame lets the bread sit neatly, each with room to breathe; the display case and daylight bring out the colour and texture of the goods。

Colour is held back — warm terracotta and birch are only a backdrop — leaving the stage entirely to the product.

Dining Area

Besides takeaway, there's also a place to sit down. After buying their bread, guests can take their time in this comfortable corner — bread re-toasted by the staff, a simple drink alongside, savouring the goodness of bread straight from the oven.

lù lù bakery tatami seating: a raised pale-wood platform with a deep-green dado, soft light through frosted-glass lattice windows, an angled birch low table and floor cushions, a vintage radio and books on the shelf — a quiet dine-in corner

lù lù bakery tatami corner: deep-green wall and pale-wood platform, a glass jar of dried eucalyptus on the angled birch low table, stacked floor cushions, natural light slanting through frosted glass

lù lù bakery tatami detail: a birch low table and round woven cushions, soft window light between the deep-green wall and pale-wood platform — minimal and warm floor seating

Outcome

Clear display, smooth circulation, and bread fresh from the oven looks all the more appetising. The space steps back, so people can take their bread home with ease.