At the intersection of Anfu and Wukang roads in the former French Concession, you?ll find RAC Bar & Coffee. The locale has been long-known for its many Western restaurants and desirably central location - that also means the standards for design in this area are higher. The owners of RAC aimed to stand out with their authentically French vibe, speciality coffee, French pastries, crepes and organic wines.

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Architects: MASS DESIGN

Location: 322 Anfu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Lead Architects: Vladimir Dyduch

Client: RAC

Area: 160.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Feng Shi

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Text description provided by the architects. At the intersection of Anfu and Wukang roads in the former French Concession, you?ll find RAC Bar & Coffee. The locale has been long-known for its many Western restaurants and desirably central location - that also means the standards for design in this area are higher. The owners of RAC aimed to stand out with their authentically French vibe, speciality coffee, French pastries, crepes and organic wines.RAC is both a cafe and bar combined. Originally the cafe was a streetside security post at the entrance to the property. The restaurant and bar section sits at the end of the entrance passageway. That separation presented MASS DESIGN with a challenge: How could design create interaction and connection between these two disparate...