The infinity symbol (∞), infinity or infinite, comes from the Latin "infinitas", which means "no boundary". If put on the concept, it has the same effect as "sustainability", both of which mean continuous and unstoppable. In India, some people combine the two in advance to create a sustainable "infinite cafe."

Cafe Infinity, located in Noida Noida (ITS) University of Dentistry, is designed to be used as an entertainment place for students, faculty, staff and patients. The vision is to design a sustainable structure that transcends the traditional and breaks the boundaries of design and construction. Compared with the traditional RCC structure, as a sustainable product, the recyclable transport container has the characteristics of modularity and economic feasibility. Therefore, the container is very suitable as the construction material of the project.

The cafe has two floors, which breaks the rigidity of the existing site layout and stands out locally due to its unique shape design. However, a too rigid design will reduce the comfort of the environment, so some organic landscape belts planted around soften the rigid geometry of the container and provide fluidity for the circulation of the site.

The cafe is constructed using recyclable shipping containers (40 feet), carefully designed and spliced to preserve its original industrial form. The stairs leading to the upper floors are set in inclined orange containers. Large floor-to-ceiling glass integrates the rigid architectural form with the outdoor green landscape, supplementing the industrial nature of the building and adding vitality to the entire site.

At both ends of the infinity symbol are two distinctive functional areas of the cafe. On one side is the ordering area with two small windows on the box, and the roof is an outdoor seating area with a sunshade; on the other side is the The shutters made of multiple open container doors, facing south, help minimize heat gain and maintain privacy in adjacent buildings.

In addition, except for the inclined orange container which is the staircase, the rest of the indoor space is a dining and leisure area. In order to provide a more comfortable indoor environment in daily use, these containers are thickened with 50 MM rock wool insulation material, gypsum board, fiber cement board for the roof floor and colored windows, etc. It can maintain a suitable indoor temperature for normal use even under extreme weather conditions.

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