Crafting Interior Designs: Longboard’s Role in Hospitality Design
Interiors set the stage for memorable experiences in any restaurant or café. Beyond the furnishings and layout, it is the interiors that shape how people feel, connect, and linger. Two standout projects in British Columbia illustrate how Longboard’s architectural products enrich interiors, enhancing ambiance and functionality through thoughtful design.
Interior Sophistication at Cactus Club Café
Inside the Cactus Club Café, the interior design elevates the guest experience through a focused use of Longboard’s 1″ x 5″ Privacy Beams in Dark Fir, paired with 6″ V-Groove Tongue & Groove planks. These elements do more than clad walls, they create layered, dynamic spaces that give the restaurant a high end and sophisticated vibe.
The Privacy Beams serve as striking architectural partitions throughout the interior, offering subtle separation without compromising the social atmosphere. Their dark fir finish brings warmth and textural richness that contrasts beautifully with lighter tones elsewhere, creating visual interest and depth.
Meanwhile, the tongue and groove planks enhance key wall surfaces, adding a refined linearity and tactile quality that invite closer appreciation. Together, the system crafts an interior environment that feels both modern and cozy, welcoming guests into a thoughtfully curated setting that encourages connection but respects personal space.
This coherent materiality flowing from exterior to interior underscores a seamless narrative: a place where architectural details forge atmosphere as much as they fulfill practical needs.
Starbucks: Subtle Timber Influences Indoors
Though the Starbucks project primarily emphasizes exterior applications, the choice of Longboard’s 6″ V-Groove panels in Italian Rosewood reflects an interior design ethos grounded in natural warmth and longevity. This wood-look aluminum embodies the tactile and visual qualities of timber, signaling a commitment to inviting, comfortable environments inside as much as out.
By framing outdoor seating and entrance areas with these richly hued panels, the design hints at the interior’s welcoming promise and encourages seamless transitions from exterior to interior zones. The material’s durability ensures that this ambiance can be maintained without compromise, a crucial factor for vibrant, bustling interiors integral to the Starbucks experience.
Interiors that Speak Through Materials
Both projects illustrate the power of material choices in defining interior spaces for hospitality environments. At Cactus, the dark timber tones and linear profiles of Longboard’s Privacy Beams and planks create intimate zones layered with texture and warmth, while supporting the dynamic flow of a social dining atmosphere.
At Starbucks, the exterior panels echo an interior sensibility that prioritizes resilience alongside refined natural aesthetics, demonstrating that even exterior materials are chosen with interiors in mind.
Longboard’s systems provide architects and designers with versatile tools to articulate spaces where brand identity, comfort, and functional beauty converge.
About Longboard Architectural Products
Longboard Architectural Products is committed to inspiring the design and construction community with innovative architectural solutions that breathe life into their projects. Our diverse range of aluminum products, spanning from cladding systems to architectural screens and beyond, serves both interior and exterior applications.
We prioritize innovation, quality, and sustainability, ensuring that each product is aesthetically pleasing, environmentally responsible, and durable.
