Sip Beirut, Aïshti by the Sea

Sip at Aïshti by the Sea brings together specialty coffee, retail and the Mediterranean landscape within one integrated hospitality experience. Designed by AccentDG, the project adapts Sip's identity to its specific location in Antelias, Lebanon, rather than reproducing a standardized coffee-shop format.

The intervention responds to two distinct conditions: the refined interior of Aïshti by the Sea and its outdoor terrace overlooking the Mediterranean.

Inside, Sip is integrated into the existing circulation and spatial language of the shopping environment. A pink platform defines the coffee station within the glossy interior, positioning the bar as both a functional element and a point of display along the promenade. The material and color identity established by Sip's original Gemmayzeh branch is retained but reinterpreted for its new setting.

Outside, the character changes completely. The Mediterranean terrace becomes an informal garden and social space, with swings, daybeds and flexible seating creating a relaxed relationship between coffee, landscape and sea.

A mobile amphitheater is introduced as an interactive architectural element that can move across the terrace, allowing visitors to modify the space and create different configurations for gathering and social interaction.

Through these two contrasting environments, the project translates Sip's identity into its specific context—connecting brand, architecture and place rather than reproducing the same design from one location to another.