- Type
- Cafe
- Location · Year
- Cascais · 2025
- Design
- Vlad (@by_vlad111)
- Built by
- Forma Studio
Inside, outside, one hand.
ULU needed a room that feels like a surf shack and a terrace you want to sit on all day. We built the joinery inside and out: a red bench that runs along the wall and curves up into its own backrest, oak veneer panels on every wall, an oak bar and thermo-pine benches for the orange terrace.
What we made
- 01Red slatted bench. Slats bent to a continuous curve and painted red in our own booth.
- 02Wall panels. Oak veneer boards, floor to ceiling.
- 03Bar counter. Oak, with a dark top and a steel kick plate.
- 04Shelving. Oak cubbies for merch and coffee.
- 05Terrace benches. Thermo-pine slats on the orange walls outside.
- 06Door stops. 3D-printed in our own workshop.
Oak · oak veneer · thermo-pine · PU paint · 3D-printed ABS/PLA
“My main inspiration is people — those who open and create a space, and those who will come to it. For Zhenya, the owner, it mattered to bring together the spirit of Bali and Cascais and carry that mood from the very first mention of ULU. For the guests, I felt it had to be a place where they feel calm, safe and comfortable. That is how the project turned out: natural, clean and organic.”
Look closer.
The slats run in one curve from seat to backrest — no separate back, no cushions. Painted red in our own booth.
