Good Girl Books is a welcoming space for the curious. This project builds out a bookstore and a coffee and wine bar to anchor the ground floor of a mixed-use building. A long, linear island centerpiece for merchandise and book sales defines one side of the space, with a bar counter and assorted tables and chairs occupying the other corner. A pop-up stage is incorporated into the design to accommodate special events, and the back-of-house includes restrooms, storage, and delivery space.

Warm wood surfaces pervade the interior to render a stylish and welcoming space. Most vertical surfaces function as modular bookshelves, creating a unique floor-to-ceiling tapestry of texts that’s ever changing. These walls are punctuated with larger openings for art, sculpture, and special books on display. The color scheme draws upon the reddish hues of Good Girl Books’ branding to accentuate key areas for sales, socializing, and sitting within the interior.