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CAFE DESIGN IDEAS RESOURCES
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When considering café design, primary considerations are flow of business efficiency and the physical and social comfort of your customers.
Cafe Design
Superb Photography captures character of design that could be set in France, Italy, Montreal ...
Effective Cafe Design is Essential to Business
Coffee House patrons seek out inviting ambient comfort. Rustic appeal attracts world travellers looking for just this Old World 'feel'. Many patrons of Volta Cafe enquired if the owner was European or French or Mediterranean. Visitors from far away places - France, Montreal, Germany, Japan, China, Switzerland & many more - made themselves at home in the quaint cosy setting of this magical little place. Café Design
First, when contemplating café design you must consider café culture. Do you want a café like all the others? Because if you do, just take a look at any one of them & you have it. It is straight forward – service area, creamer bar, seating, washrooms, storage, office, maybe. That’s it. Originality takes more
Each space & layout is different with space planned accordingly. An interior designer can take care of the spatial arrangements. The coffee service area work stations are specialized & should be laid out professionally according to functionality. You should know how to set this up, unless you 
Designing Your Cafe Space Yourself? Know the location of electrical and plumbing service outlets. Unless you plan a major overhaul, these are your points of reference. Do you need to hardwire for espresso and coffee machines? Plan the location of counters, sinks, machinery, etc. according to workable 'point to point' functionality. 2)Lighting - Plan the requirements for service areas and general lighting. Staff work more efficiently in well lit work stations. Customers like to be able to read without glare.
3) Seating and self service stations Plan your space to scale. There is a lot of relevant free design information in this site to avail yourself of. Choosing Paint Color - * - Choosing Furniture Coffee Culture is Fascinating I have a particular bent for the coffee house, cafe design and coffee afficionados. In studying behaviours of coffee house patrons, there is a vast difference between Western and European cafe's. Certain patrons, like certain cafe's in certain cultures have preferences worth noting in regard to cafe design. In Europe where the cafe really originated, it was the family version of the bar. The cafe was & is the living room of locals, the more bohemian, the better. People living in high density with small Living Spaces gather to visit & talk & talk ...& talk! They join & engage. They're inclusive. When Europeans travel they crave what they have at home. When westerners travel, we crave what they have! In Western Culture a different cafe' phenomenon occurs. Is it the way we are? or is it because of the glass, steel & arborite design? ??? Does one affect the other? Does design affect behaviour? Psychological studies say yes. Or are western cafe designers reflecting & catering to western aloofness & the tendency to exclusivity? hmmm.. What do these distinctions tell you about seating plan? I noticed a cafe the other day with tables outside to each seat 6 people. There was 2 people at one, 1 at another, while the rest were empty. These are not appropriate for western culture. It is better to have small intimate tables that may be pulled together if necessary. La Pavoni * Elektra Gaggia * Saeco De Longhi * Francis Francis * Rancillio
ESPRESSO BUSINESS EBOOK Click to Ebook Your plan, marketing and funding worked out, the location is the next key consideration. From there, licensing, health and city requirements are all components that must be juggled in the ‘concert’ of the café arrangements.
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'Before' shot of Volta Cafe' above.
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