Stainless steel furnishings sit against cave-like walls in this health-conscious bakery in Madrid designed by Spanish studio Isern Serra.
FUBA – an abbreviation of Future Bakery – is located in the capital’s Chamberí district, and offers an array of gluten-free goods that are free from refined sugars and ultra-processed flours.
It’s the brainchild of chef Fabián Leon, who wanted to open a venue where those with allergies, intolerances or generally enthusiastic about healthy eating could enjoy classic bakery items without compromising on taste.
As well as devising what’s on FUBA’s menu, Leon was also heavily involved with the spatial design of the bakery.
“From his very first visit to the studio, [he] conveyed a precise vision, grounded in the dual notions of origin and future,” said Isern Serra, which was tasked with realising Leon’s ideas.
“He defined origin as something natural, ancestral, traditional, and organic. Conversely, future was associated with innovation, technology, and the dreamlike.”
To capture this duality, the studio has rendered the interior of the bakery to look like an aged cave.
Walls and window frames have been rounded off with plasterboard, then covered in a layer of lime wash.
The furniture, meanwhile, has been crafted to look more modern.
At the heart of the space is a curvaceous stainless steel table supported on one end by two slender legs, on the other by a hunk of craggy rock that the studio sourced from a quarry close to Madrid.
Slender steel shelves that display loaves of bread have also been fitted into niches in the walls.
“Every curve, texture, and source of light has been meticulously designed to embody a dialogue between the ancestral and the futuristic,” Isern Serra added.
At the rear of the space are two glazed openings which look through to the kitchen, allowing customers to see the baking in progress.
A faux lightwell has been created in the ceiling to make it look as if the “cave” looks through to the outdoors.
Other bakeries with delectable interior design include Can Pa in Mallorca, which features a striped awning and loaf-shaped windows. There’s also Krume Bäcker in Panama, which has ears of wheat surrounding its tables.
The photography is by David Zarzoso.
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