Blue-painted brick marks the signature color of Buno Coffee, a cafe in Toronto with two locations. The newest outpost on Queen Street West adds warmth and a quiet calm to the electric blue, all the while continuing the design and identity of the establishment. Designed by Architecture Riot, the latest cafe opts for spare materiality and sculptural precision for a place to take considered sips.

Brick, plaster, and oak make up the 550-square-foot interior. The space begins with a service counter defined by horizontal planes softened with rounded corners. Opposite the counter, custom-built millwork creates seating with small tables integrated within, all continuing the forms set by the countertop. Simple yet sculptural, the seating makes space for both socializing and solo work, all of which follows Buno’s invitation to enjoy slow, intentional coffee.

Below, retained and reinterpreted brick flooring grounds the coffee shop to the site’s previous spaces. Above, lighting continues to gesture toward curvature. Along the service counter, Santa & Cole’s cylindrical pendant, clad in Japanese paper, lights the space. The design team—Javier Huerta and Sally Kassar—included shaped scones by Luminaire Authentik to brighten the walls.

All the elements are arranged to highlight and lengthen the central walkway within the compact space, as the planes and seating flow toward the rear. High-top seating lies in the back from the counter tops extending before it gently curves. Together, the fixtures, materials, and forms coalesce into a subtly elegant space to grab coffee.