![]() I ordered an iced French vanilla coffee with milk and sugar (omg, I love unsweetened flavored coffee from bagel shops), a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with regular cream cheese, and a sesame bagel with the filling of the breakfast burrito. Their bagels are about the size of a regular sized palm and eating just one will leave you a little hungry. The bagels at utopia bagel are quite small frankly, “normal” sized even, as far as bagels go. However, the staple of a New York bagel is the sheer size and monstrosity of the bagel. Second of all, I know bigger isn’t always better. First of all, I am a New Yorker and I’ve eaten my fair share of New York bagels. The rating is due to my high expectations (many accolades were given to this bagel shop and this bagel shop has a huge following) and the bagels that fell very short of my expectations. Regardless, these are just things I observed from my time in the bagel shop and do not affect my rating. You can’t wait near the counter where people order but you can’t be so far away that you don’t know whether your order is ready or not. This means that while the ordering process is somewhat functional, the payment process is a bit dysfunctional. You place your order with whoever is free behind the counter and you also receive/pay for your order with the same person. The ordering process is simple enough as you wait in line and one of the workers will call you when you’re next. I wasn’t in a rush so I didn’t mind but I cannot imagine trying to buy a quick bagel for breakfast before work. There has been and still is a lot of hype around this place as I waited about 30-40 minutes from ordering to getting my order. We found that this simple round element could transform the atmosphere of the space, while also creating a personal identity for the gym.I live around the area but finally came to this bagel spot recently. We call the ceiling lamps ‘platillos,’ which means small dish in Spanish. ![]() “I’m very proud of the custom lighting result. ![]() Using air and light we managed to transform the limits of the space. In this centre my aim was to make users feel the freedom of the outdoors. “I’ve always felt that working out in a closed room was a kind of contradiction. “We played with the light, colour and air, which we used as our main materials. “The budget was really low, so we decided to keep the space naked, just adding the most basic elements to make it work,” Gomera told CLADmag. The bright yellow flooring contrasts with the white walls and natural woods, and large round ‘saucers’ house the lighting, providing indirect illumination. In order to get away from the traditional dark gym, Gomera used large windows and mirrors to open up the small space. The 230sq m active therapy centre, which is aimed at athletes, is located on the ground floor of a residential building in the town and features a number of different activity and training rooms as well as a reception and entrance area plus changing facilities. Faced with a very tight budget and a small space, Spanish architect Gabriel Gomera decided to let light play centre stage at the R3 fitness centre in Manresa, Spain.
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