10/03/2026
At Elan in Oslo, Snøhetta turns the ritual of coffee into an immersive study of material and atmosphere. Deep timber, sculpted Corkinho surfaces and a luminous green ceiling shape an interior that feels almost subterranean—softened by curved forms, low light and moments of precise reflection.
Designed around curiosity and the choreography of everyday rituals, the space moves between intimacy and monumentality, allowing texture, shadow and material depth to do much of the storytelling.
Interior architecture by Snøhetta
Photography by Pernille Sandberg