Nana Coffee Roasters / IDIN ArchitectsSave this picture!© DOF Sky I GroundCoffee Shop•Bangkok, Thailand Architects: IDIN Architects Area Area of this architecture project Area:  197 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023 Photographs Photographs:DOF Sky I Ground Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:  Desor Motion tech, J.Timber, PLAN X, Sita, Suzuka, TOA, Tanyarin Decoration More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. Nana Coffee Roasters, Central Westville Branch started from the question of how we can communicate the story of the Nana Coffee Roaster Brand in a distinctive way within a small area of 150 sq.m. The concept is derived from the conversation with the brand owner as he recalled his business journey to the time when he sees the "light at the end of the tunnel", this story, combined with the available small space, have inspired the architect to design a cave-like structure containing "space within space".Save this picture!These layers of volumes differ in size, urging the customers to explore the "sequence of volumes", imitating the spatial atmosphere of caves. The negative spaces created through the formation of volumes are filled with an interlocking waffle structure with various spacings, but are presented in the same textured dark gray tone to exude a natural stone surface in caves. The lighting is designed to be within the grids of the structure, highlighting the central foyer, which is the main area from the entrance. The foyer then flows into other areas of different volumes within the building. A mezzanine floor is added for a more private seating area while at the same time, also creating another zone for customers to explore.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!This project combines architecture and interior design into one; the exterior is designed to be enclosed to hide the interior and creates an element of surprise while controlling the amount of natural light that enters the interior spaces. The building is wrapped with stone veneer that is curved to create ridges that interact with the sunlight, forming shadow patterns on the facade. The exterior resembles a solid mass to encourage the visitors to be curious about the interior. The furniture is arranged according to the various "volumes" of the interior space, visitors can choose from private single seats to group seating, where all selected furniture feature rounded forms to reflect the organic shapes of the internal volumes and are controlled within the same scheme of gray, black, copper and timber tone for design continuity.Save this picture!A larger group seating is located on the mezzanine, where it can be utilized to hold meetings or group activities such as coffee cupping. The wall in this zone features murals that resemble cave paintings, telling the story of Nana Coffee Roasters from its beginning to the current time. Metaphorically, this mezzanine area also represents the start of civilization, and hence, it is painted in white to contrast with the darker "cave" zones in the rest of the cafe.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Apart from the architecture and interior design. The signage and the graphic elements, such as the lines featured on the ordering counter, have been derived from the brand's identity, in terms of its story, from its coffee-making process, from the start of the plantation to the roasting and brewing stage. The story of coffee is, therefore, intertwined into the content of design, sparking conversations between visitors and the baristas as they indulge in their favorite cups of coffee.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less About this office Published on April 23, 2025Cite: "Nana Coffee Roasters / IDIN Architects" 23 Apr 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1029380/nana-coffee-roasters-idin-architects&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Google AI Overviews Hurting Click-Through Rates: Studies By John P. Mello Jr. April 23, 2025 5:00 AM PT Studies show Google's AI Overviews reduce clicks to websites by answering queries directly, raising concerns over traffic and visibility. ADVERTISEMENT Proven Tactics to Scale SMB Software Companies in Competitive Markets Gain market share, boost customer acquisition, and improve operational strength. Get the SMB Software Playbook for Expansion & Growth now -- essential reading for growing tech firms. Free Download. Two studies released last week indicate that Google’s AI Overviews are having a negative impact on click-through rates from online searches, which could ultimately reduce traffic to original sources and affect the quality of content on the internet. An analysis of 300,000 keywords by Xibeijia Guan, a data scientist at SEO tool provider Ahrefs, found that the presence of an AI Overview in search results correlated to a 34.5% lower average click-through rate (CTR) for the top-ranking page compared to keywords without an Overview. “This isn’t surprising. I have seen anecdata suggesting that some websites have seen clicks reduce by 20% to 40% since the rollout of AI overviews,” Ryan Law wrote in an Ahrefs blog on April 17. He explained that AI Overviews function in a similar way to Featured Snippets. They try to resolve the searcher’s query directly, which likely contributes to more zero-click searches. “And although AI Overviews often contain citation links, there can be many of these links cited, making it less likely for any single link to earn the lion’s share of clicks,” he wrote. “Assuming AI Overviews stay in this current form, this is also likely the highest the CTR will be. As the novelty wears off and the law of shitty click-throughs kicks in, I would expect to see clicks reduce further,” he noted. Brand Queries See CTR Lift Meanwhile, in a study of 700,000 keywords, performance agency Amsive found keywords that triggered an Overview had an average click-through decline of 15.49%. The study also noted that while only a small percentage (4.79%) of branded keywords generated an Overview, those that did had an average click-through rate increase of 18.68%. By contrast, non-branded keywords that generated an Overview had an average click-through rate drop of 19.98%. “It’s no surprise that branded keywords are getting more clicks than non-branded keywords,” said Greg Sterling, co-founder of Near Media, a market research firm in San Francisco. “The vast majority of AI Overviews trigger when the user does an ‘informational’ search — people looking for general information,” he told TechNewsWorld. “When somebody uses a branded keyword, there’s a higher degree of intent and thus a higher CTR. There’s nothing new in this.” Ben James, founder of 404, Bittensor Subnet 17, an online 3D content creation company, explained that non-branded keywords typically drive discovery and surface diverse viewpoints. “If AI Overviews are disproportionately reducing CTR for those terms, it reinforces concerns that Overviews consolidate traffic around known brands or Google’s own properties — shrinking the opportunity space for independent publishers and startups,” he told TechNewsWorld. However, the researchers’ findings seemed nonintuitive to JD Harriman, a partner at the Foundation Law Group in Burbank, Calif. “It is not clear what searchers are doing when they see an AI Overview of a branded word,” he told TechNewsWorld. “It is likely that the searcher wanted to get to the branded site in the first place, and goes ahead and clicks through, possibly ignoring the content of the Overview and just getting where they wanted to be anyway.” Fewer but Higher Quality Clicks? “There have been several studies done by different companies that show the same thing, so this was not a surprise to me at all,” said Chris Ferris, senior vice president of digital strategy at Pierpont Communications, a public relations agency in Houston. “When AI overviews are present on search engine results pages, the click-through rate for the organic stuff falls anywhere from 35% to 70%,” he told TechNewsWorld. “This makes sense because Google has been increasingly stuffing stuff at the top of their results pages, which is pushing down the organic results, which means fewer people see them, which is depressing the click-through rate,” he explained. While click-through rates might decline on pages with Overviews, Google contends that the quality of the clicks on the page improves. “We see the clicks are of higher quality because they’re not clicking on a web page, realizing it wasn’t what they want and immediately bailing. So, they spend more time on those sites,” Head of Google Search Elizabeth Reid told the Financial Times in an interview published April 14. “The studies don’t directly disprove Google’s claim about ‘high-quality clicks,’ but they show that AI Overviews likely reduce visibility and traffic for many sites, especially on non-branded, informational queries,” said Danny Goodwin, editorial director of Search Engine Land & SMX, a digital marketing and advertising technology publication. Goodwin pointed out some deficiencies in the studies. “Neither study examined whether the pages cited in AI Overviews got more clicks than they would have in a traditional search listing,” he told TechNewsWorld. He added that Google’s concept of “high-quality clicks” is vague and unverifiable outside of Google itself. A Google spokesperson was not immediately available to comment on this story. Antitrust Red Flags For some tech watchers, the studies’ results reinforce the notion that Overviews are harmful to quality content on the web. “By answering specific queries within the search interface, AI Overviews reduce the incentive to click through to original sources, diminishing traffic and weakening the feedback loop that sustains quality content creation,” said Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas. “If original content creators lose traffic, and I do fear this, monetization becomes harder, which may lower the quantity and quality of web content,” he told TechNewsWorld. “Long-term, this could degrade the richness of information available on the open web and increase dependence on platform-controlled summaries.” Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst with the Enderle Group, an advisory services firm in Bend, Ore., added that it’s intuitively obvious why Overviews will reduce the quality of web content. “Few people who buy CliffNotes read the source material because the notes fulfill the core needs of getting the gist of the content,” he told TechNewsWorld. “In reports, most only read the executive summary, as well. If you don’t need to review the full detail, why bother unless you have a unique need for a deeper understanding?” Study findings on the impact of Overviews on website traffic could play a role in antitrust actions against Google. “Google has been under scrutiny for a while now for self-preferencing its own products and services in search,” Goodwin said. “AI Overviews are another big and bold example of Google preferencing itself, many times at the expense of content creators.” “I, and many others, would love to see actual data about how much traffic Google is actually taking for itself via AI Overviews compared to the open web,” he noted. Sterling agreed. “I do think that AI Overviews will have an impact on antitrust considerations,” he said. “AI Overviews can be seen as a form of Google self-preferencing, which will create problems for Google in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. In the U.S., the decline of clicks will reinforce perceptions of Google as a monopolist hoarding traffic.” AI Overviews Reflect Market Pressure However, Jennifer Huddleston, a technology policy research fellow at the Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank, argued that companies, including Google, continue to innovate to respond to changing consumer expectations and demands, including better ways to display search content such as AI Overviews. “The use of AI Overviews illustrates how AI is changing the nature of search, and consumers may be increasingly expecting more generative AI-type results to their queries,” she told TechNewsWorld. “While the court rejected the emergence of AI as changing the market in this case,” she noted, “the continued improvements of the product indicate how the company must respond to pressures from other market leaders and consumers, a behavior that would not be necessary in a true monopoly situation.” John P. Mello Jr. has been an ECT News Network reporter since 2003. His areas of focus include cybersecurity, IT issues, privacy, e-commerce, social media, artificial intelligence, big data and consumer electronics. He has written and edited for numerous publications, including the Boston Business Journal, the Boston Phoenix, Megapixel.Net and Government Security News. Email John. Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply. Please sign in to post or reply to a comment. New users create a free account. Related Stories More by John P. Mello Jr. view all More in Search Tech

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts every-other Wednesday morning. It’s your new favorite source for the strangest science-adjacent facts, figures, and Wikipedia spirals the editors of Popular Science can muster. If you like the stories in this post, we guarantee you’ll love the show. FACT: We don’t actually know why period cramps hurt  By Kate Downey  So for context, I get severe period cramps. I have since I was 14. For the last year, I’ve been making the podcast CRAMPED, where I tried to find answers to what I think are very basic questions about my body and my cramps. After all, 90% of menstruating people experience period pain. But it turns out when you try to look into these basic questions and get them answered… there may not be answers out there, largely because of how female bodies are treated in the medical system.  So obviously, if we’re talking about severe period pain, my question was: what’s causing it? And I’ve had this question for 22 years. Like truly what is happening inside my body? I went ahead and did the research, I looked up the medical papers, I found the best information that the internet could give me.  Most folks think they know what’s going on in there—the uterus is squeezing to get the blood out, right? But what’s causing the uterus to squeeze? Why do some people feel mild discomfort while others feel excruciating pain that can cause them to vomit or pass out? Surely science has answers for us…? As it turns out, NOPE! Current studies conducted by the GyRL Lab in Evanston, IL are discovering that, in fact, everything we thought we knew about period cramps might be wrong.  Listen to this week’s episode of Weirdest Thing to hear more about the shockingly recent history of scientific investigation into period pain, and check out CRAMPED for loads more info.  FACT: Rats could make surprisingly decent sommeliers  By Laura Baisas A rat may not be up to the task of selecting a great wine pairing for your dinner anytime soon, but some new research shows that these rodents can learn to differentiate between varieties of vino. The findings are detailed in a study published in the journal Animal Cognition in February.  It’s no secret that rats have great “smellers.” They have about 1,200 genes that function as smell receptors, compared to around 400 for humans. This new research put those receptors to the test. A team from the University of Trento, the University of Lincoln, the University of London and the University of Vienna took nine adult male domesticated rats and trained them to distinguish between sauvignon blanc and riesling. Turns out, they could tell the grape varietals apart fairly well—with one rat named Peanut sticking out. Find out more on this week’s episode.  FACT: People used to use pneumatic tubes to flirt at the club  One of the points I make in the dating and courtship chapter of my book “Been There Done That: A Rousing History of Sex,” is that whatever the hot new technology is, people will probably find a way to use it for dating (and also making porn, but that’s another story).  For instance, in the 80s people would go into little studios and record their bios on VHS tapes that could be sent around to prospective partners.  But what about dating with…pneumatic tubes??? In a 2017 Atlas Obscura article, Michael Waters shared how nightclub patrons in Berlin used pneumatic tubes to send messages to other tables starting in the 1920s. The Resi and the Femina were two clubs said to have spearheaded this trend.  The Resi had live music and space for 1,000 people, plus it apparently had this big water jet show with flashing lights, and it also had both phones and pneumatic tubes, plus paper for writing notes on. Tables had big glowing numbers to designate them, and you could call or send a message to any other table. You could even ask the switchboard to send another patron a gift from a list of available options (via tube, of course).  Listen to this week’s episode of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week for more on the thrilling history of pneumatic tube usage, from sending sick cats to the vet to package delivery systems that put our modern food delivery robots to shame. Also: at least one marriage proposal. 

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01153-5Cancer blood tests and AI-powered scans look promising for quicker and more accurate detection of disease.

Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01155-3These scientists are coming at cancer from all angles.

QNodeOS is the world's first operating system designed for quantum computers and will enable connections between different types of quantum computers.

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery pushes back the date hominins started living in Europe by 200,000 years.

These models came from Titanfall and Titanfall 2, all fully rigged from scratch with full RigUI, snapping, switching etc etc. I rigged these for animation and portfolio purposes, hoping they will help me land a job as a technical artist or animator :) submitted by /u/ryanlykos [link] [comments]