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7 Design Lessons to Borrow from Juno Eatery in Australia

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7 Design Lessons to Borrow from Juno Eatery in Australia

September 14, 2022

For the team behind Juno in McKinnon, Australia, one question is central. “Can a great local cafe rejuvenate a community?” they ask on their site. “We think so.”

For them, this sense of renewal comes through on the plate, with house-made jams, a “local produce policy,” and Aussie-casual-cool dishes like avocado on sourdough and green juices with bee pollen. But it’s also felt in the space itself.

The eatery is housed on the ground floor of a concrete-clad apartment building designed by Ritz & Ghougassian, and the Juno team enlisted the same firm to fit the interiors. “Not many people are trying to over-design cafes [because] the average spend is so much lower than a restaurant,” owner Ahmed Mekawy told Broadsheet. But, he added, “We’re trying to create something beautiful.”

The result is a lesson in spare interiors that feel cool, laid-back, and anything but cold. Come see.

Photography courtesy of Juno.

1. Arrange the pantry like a boutique.

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Above: In the entrance to Juno, “mind-bending” house-made jams and confitures and other provisions are displayed with elegance.
pastries and fresh bread get a jewelry case treatment. 18
Above: Pastries and fresh bread get a jewelry-case treatment.

2. Draw on the walls.

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Above: Chalk illustrations by artist Bobby Clark add a sense of play to the concrete and clean lines.

3. Call on repeating forms.

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Above: Ritz & Ghougassian told James Richardson Furniture they look for something “authentic—i.e. not a ‘copy'” in choosing furnishings for hospitality projects. For Juno, they chose spare, angular tables and Wouter Scheublin’s Frame Chairs from Established & Sons.

4. Enlist double-duty dividers.

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Above: A minimal bar doubles as bench seating.

5. Conceal, cleanly.

Above: Fiberglass and timber panels surround the space. Behind the bar, they slide open to reveal storage for dishes and glassware.

6. Add a bit of gloss.

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Above: The plexi—on the walls and ceiling—also amplifies the natural light.

7. Don’t add.

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Above: There’s nothing extra here. Leaning into the building’s concrete frame and minimal forms, the team committed to clean lines—and resisted any urge to add more.
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Above: The commitment to minimalism even continues into the WC.

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