Pedjas Kraft Coffee Shop Solid-Walnut Interior Fit-Out in Dubai
Project Overview
Pedjas Kraft Coffee Shop was created within an empty commercial unit in Business Bay, Dubai, in 2023. The project involved transforming the vacant shell into a permanent and fully operational coffee shop environment. Working from a client-supplied concept, Evolution Scenic developed the interior design into a coordinated and buildable solution. The approach combined the functional requirements of a hospitality space with a cohesive architectural and material identity.
Delivered over a five-week programme, the principal fabrication scope centred on the main service counter and worktops, forming the operational and visual focus of the interior. Bespoke wall shelving, full-height storage, a menu-board frame and glazed display cabinets were produced to integrate service, storage and product presentation within the overall design. Entrance elements were also fabricated to create a considered transition into the coffee shop. Each component was developed as part of a coordinated interior rather than as an individual standalone element.
The wider fit-out incorporated timber ceiling beams, custom table tops and walnut flooring, creating a warm and consistent material character throughout the space. Engraved branding was integrated into the fabricated elements, embedding the Pedjas Kraft identity directly within the interior. Associated electrical works were coordinated alongside the fabrication and installation process. Together, these elements transformed the original commercial shell into a cohesive, functional and carefully detailed coffee shop.
Design Development
Evolution Scenic developed the client’s initial concept into a coordinated and buildable interior package, translating the design intent into a series of bespoke fabricated elements. The approach considered how the counter, storage, display features and architectural finishes would work together within the existing commercial unit. This allowed the different components to form a consistent interior rather than appearing as separate installations.
The main service counter established the operational centre of the coffee shop, combining a customer-facing feature with the practical requirements of daily service. Behind it, open display shelving and full-height cupboards provided integrated areas for product presentation and storage. A purpose-made menu-board frame was incorporated into the rear joinery, visually connecting the menu display with the surrounding cabinetry. Timber ceiling beams and supports for suspended lighting extended the material language above the counter and helped define the main service area.
Custom entrance elements continued the design language at the shopfront, creating a considered transition into the interior. Bespoke table tops carried the same attention to material and detailing into the customer seating areas, while integrated branding reinforced the identity of Pedjas Kraft throughout the space. Together, these fabricated elements created a cohesive relationship between the operational, architectural and customer-facing areas of the coffee shop.
Fabrication and Materials
Solid walnut formed the principal material language throughout the fitted interior, giving the coffee shop a consistent timber character across both architectural and functional elements. Evolution Scenic used the material throughout the bespoke fabrication package, including the main service counter, worktops, shelving, storage joinery and menu-board frame. The same approach extended to the entrance elements, ceiling supports and custom table tops, creating continuity across the customer-facing and operational areas.
The walnut components received a teak-oil finish, enhancing the depth and warmth of the timber while allowing its natural grain, tone and variation to remain visible. Rather than concealing the characteristics of the material, the finish emphasised the crafted quality of the fabricated elements. Engraved Pedjas Kraft logos were incorporated into selected table tops, embedding the branding directly into the manufactured timber surfaces rather than relying entirely on applied graphics.
Evolution Scenic also installed the confirmed walnut flooring, extending the timber palette across the horizontal surfaces of the interior and reinforcing the overall material identity. This created a visual relationship between the flooring, furniture and bespoke joinery throughout the coffee shop. Other visible floor finishes formed part of separate supply packages and were not included within Evolution Scenic’s confirmed scope.
Project Outcome
The completed Pedjas Kraft Coffee Shop is defined by a consistent solid-walnut material language extending across the service counter, worktops, shelving, storage joinery, custom table tops, overhead features and flooring. Together, these elements establish a strong visual connection between the operational and customer-facing areas of the interior. The coordinated use of timber also gives the completed space a warm, crafted character appropriate to a permanent hospitality environment.
A teak-oil finish was applied across the fabricated walnut components, helping unify the different elements while retaining the natural grain, tone and variation of the timber. This consistency of material and finish allowed individually manufactured components to read as part of a single interior scheme. Integrated details, including engraved branding, further connected the Pedjas Kraft identity with the physical fabrication of the space.
The project demonstrates Evolution Scenic’s ability to combine interior design development with specialist carpentry, bespoke manufacturing, electrical coordination and on-site installation. From developing the client’s initial concept through to fabrication and final installation, the work brought multiple disciplines together within a five-week programme. The result was the transformation of an empty commercial unit into a cohesive, functional and permanently installed coffee shop interior.
