Hey Pig

INTRODUCTION

We were commissioned to create a warm, inviting, design-led hospitality space in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre; a place where you’d turn up for the coffee and stay for the atmosphere.  Hey Pig is a new independent venture, a space inspired by music; both the listening to and recording of.

Year

2026

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope of work

Interior design

Brand Identity

Client

Tarka Hotels

INTRODUCTION

Year

2026

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope of work

Interior design

Brand Identity

Client

Tarka Hotels

A photograph of bespoke coffee shop seating built from red tles and cherry veneered timber, with clay plaster walls

CHALLENGES

How do you ensure the frictionless movement of people; sit-in customers, take-away customers and staff? All moving around in a relatively small space, we needed to ensure the flow of people is seamless and obvious.

The space also needed to provide dual-function; a day-time coffee and sandwich spot as well as an evening event space. Ease of use by the operator and as a private-hire in order to maximise the value creation given the city-centre location.

Ongoing Project

A bronze clad facade of a hospitality space with large glazed windows showing the warm coffee shop interior with timber shelving, red tiled floor and gridded LED ceiling

A branded vinyl album sleeve in blue with the HEY PIG logomark in white set against a metalic background

A close up image of white ceramic coffee cups stacked with the HEY PIG logomark printed on them in blue

A photograph of the interior showing the walls clad in cherry veneered plywood, a sculptural espresso bar table and monolithic tiled service bar, with timber shelving and two large speakers

OPERATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

Aesthetic functionality with a consideration for longevity and future maintenance. Considering the design from the operators perspective, our goal is for the space to age well; with hardwearing materials, ease of access to services and maximising the operational and experiential quality.

Optimising the CapEx where possible by using low-to-no maintenance materials, low-energy LED lighting scheme, limited end-of-day checklist. Small details, given the same consideration as the overall aesthetic of the space.

A ring bound document showing technical drawings and renders of the design set against a black background

EXPERIENTIAL UNDERSTANDING

Increased dwell time is an objective for this scheme, and so acoustics have been core to the design approach. Utilising floor to ceiling curtain and a cork-based wall and ceiling covering, customers can comfortably spend a few hours doing work or chatting with a friend, without distraction.

Environmental noise alters brain function by triggering chronic stress, neuro-inflammation, and autonomic imbalance. Spending an hour catching up on work whilst waiting for the train over a coffee can either make you feel energised or exhausted. The answer for how to achieve for the former is good design.

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Twenty-five minutes. Bring the idea, the site, or simply the feeling you're after.
Nothing to prepare.

What happens next

early is good

The best time to talk is before anything's been drawn. If you're still a year out, get in touch anyway. Some of the most useful conversations happen when there's nothing on paper yet.

Let's talk about what you're building.

Twenty-five minutes. Bring the idea, the site, or simply the feeling you're after.
Nothing to prepare.

What happens next

early is good

The best time to talk is before anything's been drawn. If you're still a year out, get in touch anyway. Some of the most useful conversations happen when there's nothing on paper yet.