Sugar Fox in Washington, DC by CORE architecture + design

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Sugar Fox is a neighborhood ice cream shop and bakery that offers a warm and fun atmosphere with pops of color and moments of whimsy. The owners of Little Red Fox collaborated with CORE to deliver a design that pays special attention to intuitive customer flow and efficient workspaces. A fresh take on the traditional ice cream shop concept, the 1,080 SF space features a modern interpretation of a Victorian-style ice cream parlor lattice screen, which visually separates the front and back of house. The service counter translates into a compact and functional workspace, offering guests several flavors of ice cream, soft serve, and cakes, along with a variety of cone, cup, and sprinkle accessories. The menu signage is visible from all angles and ice cream toppings and cones in vertical dispensers are on display right below.

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• Architects: CORE architecture + design
• Project: Sugar Fox
• Location: Washington, DC
• Photography: Ron Ngiam
• Design Team: Allison Cooke, Principal; Christopher Peli, Job Captain; Dan Mayo, Junior Designer
• Owner: Matt and Jenna Carr
• General Contractor: Potomac Construction Services
• MEP Engineer: Caliber Design, Inc.
• Graphic Designer: Polygraph Creative
• Gross Built Area: 1,080 sf
• Project Completion Year: 2019

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Catering to a family-friendly neighborhood, the design accommodates all ages of customers. There are low window seats, taller bar height seats as well as shorter bar ledge seats for children, and ample room for strollers. To avoid any cross-traffic during the high-volume summer season, the queuing for ice cream is separated from the walk-up cake counter. The interior design benefits from the large, transparent storefront window, which is being used as an advertisement to the streetscape, making the cake displays visible from the outside. A custom sprinkle fox design pattern shows in various forms throughout the space, adding an element of hidden little gems to be explored by adults and kids alike. Can you spot the foxes in this sugary design?

Image Courtesy © Ron Ngiam

Image Courtesy © Ron Ngiam

Image Courtesy © Ron Ngiam

Tags: DC, Washington

Categories: Bakery, Interiors, Shop

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