BOOK

CAFE
 01 MAIN
LITERATURE STUDY OBJECTIVES

02 03
CASE STUDY SITE ANALYSIS
 • A genre of cafe based on theme where people can read,
buy books, have drinks and talk.
BOOK • Relaxing ambience ,casual dining space , good lighting
and lots of books
CAFE • A place which browses people at leisure ,leaving through
books of their choice simply unwinding with friends
sipping their coffees
PURPOSE &
ADVANTAGE

• The main purpose of a book café is to

create a cosy quiet space where people can
have good food & read books.​
• Customer will be able to experience value-
for-time amidst modern as well as
comfortable settings.
• They will be also be able to the facilities of
Internet access , electrical power-
points ,easy street-side parking exactly in
front of café.​

  .​
FAMOUS BOOK
CAFES

The Reader’s Cafe Merci Used Book Cafe Home Cafes

USA France China
 PRESENT
CONTEXT
1. Managed to dispose its goods by sharing it with
staffs, people around and family
2. Asked people to buy vouchers online
INSIDE THE CAFE

1. Hand wash every 20 min for staff and

TAKE AWAY gloves masks ,temperature check
1. As per the rule cafe are allowed to deliver the 2. Reduce seating capacity(50%)
food at the doorstep 3. No reusable cups
2. No order to be taken in person only orders 4. Cards instead of cash
online or telephone is taken 5. Bathroom cleaned
3. Customer without having already placed order 6. Name contact details Date of visit
are encouraged to leave noted
4. Allowed to enter one at a time 7. Proper ventilation and limited use of
5. Discourage crowding outside air appliances
6. New service to deliver food to one area on one
day and another the next
7. Books for online orders curb side pickup
8. Use of Google analytics account
 01
COUNTER
Preferred location :right side of the door in order to avoid traffic
LIGHTING IN
RECEPTION

Customer will have impression the moment they

enter the cafe
1.Elevated light levels
2.Modern lighting fixture provide a clean looking
and welcoming appearance
3.Good vertical illumination
4.Space bright airy and welcoming
PROJECT
PROPOSAL

Length: 4000mm. Length: 2000mm. Length: 420mm *420mm                   

Width: 112mm. Depth: 145mm  Ceiling plate
Width: 600mm 180*180.                                                             
                                                                              
                 Max suspension
2000                                                                     
 02
KITCHEN
 • Service system - the way in which food will be delivered to guests.
• Flow- the progression of food from kitchen, to table, and back to the
dishwashing area.
SPACE  Product flow: the movement of all food items, from their arrival at
the receiving area, through the kitchen, to the guests.
REQUIREMENTS  Traffic flow : the movement of employees through the building as
they go about their duties.
• Space requirement depends on the basic flow patterns in every foodservice
operation
 Space requirements for a food service Bubble diagrams showing the
operation. As you can see, space relationship among different
requirements do not increase in the same areas of a restaurant, or just the
ratio as the number of guests served kitchen or dining area
o

Diagram that shows the four primary work areas

(prep, cooking, dishwashing, and storage) in relation
to each other, and unobstructed paths for kitchen
and wait staff.
KITCHEN WORK
SPACE

• A work space to be designed to create a straight and smooth flow of food

service, employees and equipment with no cross or back traffic.
• The following should be considered when determining work space:
 The number of people working in the space
 The amount and type of equipment
 Equipment door clearance
 The number and types of meals prepared and served
 Necessary storage space (and its proximity to the work space)
 Aisle space
AREA • Area can be calculated as follows (including food store, cold-room, wash-up, chef's office)
• Coffee shop kitchen : 0.45 m2 x no. of covers
REQUIREMENTS
KITCHEN AREA
DIVISION
KITCHEN
FLOW
KITCHEN
LAYOUT
KITCHEN
FLOW &
LAYOUT
Straight line/Assembly-line flow
 movement of materials steadily from one process to another in a straight line.
 minimizes backtracking, saves preparation time and confusion about what’s going out of the kitchen and what’s coming back
in.
 works well for small installations because it can be placed against a wall and adapted to the cooks’ duties

Parallel flow
 Efficient choice where there is not enough space to arrange food preparation in a straight line.
 Equipment is arranged in a long, central counter or island in two straight lines that run parallel to each other

L-shape layout
 Very flexible layout design
 Well suited to access several groups of equipment, and is adaptable for table service restaurants
 Gives us the ability to place more equipment in a smaller space.
 Work areas are close to each other
Straight-line arrangement.
Parallel flow configuration
L-shape kitchen layout
PREPARATI
ON AREA
WAREWASHI
NG AREA
RECEIVING
AND
GENERAL
STORAGE
AREA
 AISLE SPACE
• Working aisles
• Traffic aisles
• Work and traffic aisles must be separated as much as possible.
This may be done by locating traffic aisles parallel or
perpendicular to the working aisles.
03
DINING
 Space Requirements
Fig . 1 Optimum dining
conditions for couple.

Fig . 2 Optimum dining

conditions for groups
 Space Requirements
Fig . 1 Optimum dining
conditions.

Fig . 2 Optimum dining are

measurement.
 04
LIBRARY
The Library for the Town of 5,000
Population
The basic principles when planning for the library are :
1 . Location to insure maximum accessibility
2 . Simplicity of design concept
3 . Ease of supervision by library staff
4 . Provision for future expansion
The basic statistics of the library are :
Staff : One and one-half persons, including a professional
librarian and a part-time assistant.
Book Collection: 15,000 volumes
Space for book collection : 1,000 sq. ft.
Space for readers : 700 sq. ft.
Staff work space : 500 sq. ft.
Estimated additional span for utilities,
circulation, and miscellaneous : 800 sq. ft.
Total estimated floor space: 3,500 sq. ft.
These are approximates only and will, of course, vary with each community.
 Space Requirements
Fig . 1 Optimum shelving conditions for
adults .

Fig . 2 Optimum shelving conditions for

teen-agars .
 Space Requirements
Fig . 3 Optimum shelving conditions for
children .
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PARKING LOT
CAR PARKS
1
Standard motor car sizes and turning circle
DELIVERY
VAN PARKS
 05
RESTROOM
MEN AND WOMAN RESTROOM OVERALL DIMENSION
 Restroom dimension: plan elevation of men n women both +differently able

Mounting height and vertical dimension taken from finished floor .when
installing accessories on tile wall dimension to be taken in consideration are Demostrates how mounting height of plumbing fixtures are
a. Full length mirror indicated
b. Recessed feminine napkin
c. Recessed towel cabinet
d. Recessed soap dispenser
Requires approximately 250 ft^2 for toilet area and same Minimum dimension both for toilet enclosures and
about vanity for toilet area between partition walls .
Provides supplemental vanity or counter surfaces
WATER CLOSET DIMENSION
 PLAN AND SECTION(Differently abled)
1.water closet 450 mm high•grab rails 2.600mm wide
3.wash basin 720 mm high
4. flush control 600-1050mm
5.single leaf door 1000mm wide 
6.position of automatic hand dryer 1000mm
Standard size of toilet 
Cafe Soma
BASIC INFORMATION
LOCATION JHAMSIKHEL

AREA 800 SQ. FT.

NUMBER OF STAFF 8

KITCHEN STAFF 4

CAPACITY 50-60

COSTOMERS MOSTLY FOREIGNER

KITCHEN AREA 300SQ. FT.

PEAK HOUR MORNING/ BREAKFAST

CAFÉ SOMA PLAN
SPACE

PIE CHART SHOWING THE OCCUPIED SPACE

DINNING
5%

10%
BOOK

3%
KITCHEN

45%

TOILET

25%
OUT DOOR

RECEPTION

12%
WORK FLOW

KITCHEN
COUNTER

Book
Shelf BOOK
SHELVES
READING/DINNING

TOIL
ET

OUTDOOR
DINNING TABLES’ DIMENSIONS
BOOK SHELVES’ DIMENSION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
GOOD FOOD CANNOT BORROW BOOKS

SOUND PROOF GLASS EXPENSIVE

DIFFERENT GENRE OF BOOKS PARKING

PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT LESS MOBILITY

CASE STUDY I -INTERNATIONAL

ALEXIS BOOK
STORE AND
COFFEE BAR
Bratislava, Slovakia
by Plural and Total Studios
 Introduction

1. Location : Bratislava ,Slovakia.

2. Area: 170 m²
3. Architects:  Martin Jančok of Plural and Aleš
Šedivec of Totalstudio
4. Project Year:2010
5. Client: Ladon, S.ro.
6. Graphic design: Marcel Benčík
7. Orientation: East
8. Events : projections, readings, minor concerts,
workshops
9. Structural engineering: Geostat
10.Carpenter: Treeman
 PLAN
LAYOUT

Legend
1. Reading Space I Second Level
Floor Plan
2. Checkout
3. Reading Space II
4. Cafeteria
5. Kitchen
6. Office Area
7. Toilet
8. Corridor
9. Workspace
10. Storage

First Level
Floor Plan
 Plan and
Layout
Legend
Second 1. Reading Space I
Level 2. Checkout
Floor
Plan 3. Reading Space II
4. Cafeteria
5. Kitchen
6. Office Area
7. Toilet
8. Corridor
9. Workspace
10. Storage
First
Level
Floor
Plan
SECTION LAYOUT
SPACE DIVISION
4% 2% 3% 6%
6%

10%
ENTRANCE CHECKOUT

READING SPACE CAFETERIA

7%
OFFICE WORKSHOP & STORAGE
40%
KITCHEN TOILET

OTHERS

23%
 SPACE AREA
Space Area (in m2)

Toilet 9.25

Office 18

Workshop and storage 21

Reading space 94

Entrance 6.25

Checkout 13.75

Cafeteria 48

Kitchen 8
 Space and Workflow

BOOKSHELVES

CHECKOUT
OFFICE
TOILET

CAFETERIA
ENTRANCE RECEPTION
WORK
READING SPACE SHOP

BOOKSHELVES
 Dimensions in mm
Dimension

Bookshelf
20000*350*3700
Small Bookshelf 117O*600

Reading Stairs 6000*13000

Table diameter 600

Entrance door 800

Chair 400*400

Reception table 1700*600

FEATURES
• Lighting: natural
skylight from above

• Books shelves:
 Walls cladded
with book
shelves
(minimalizing
space)
 long shelves
along both sides
achieving clear
organization
and a
monumental
effect.
• Stepped Platform:
 The stairs act as a seat
for the customer.
 create a flexible space
that would be capable of
facilitating various
collateral events such as
projections, readings,
minor concerts,
workshops, etc.
 Permanent program
elements such as the
storage, deposit, office and
restroom are placed below
the stepped floor, 
accessible from a staircase
within the elevated cafe.
CRITIQUES

• Staircase beside the stairs, so

people browsing the book
would be a hindrance for those
who are navigating through the
stairs.
• Since some of the books are not
within reachable distance so
ladders are probably needed
which would be inappropriate
and dangerous.
CASE STUDY SPACE DVISION
LITERATURE STUDY

INTERNATIONAL

REGIONAL

NATIONAL
CASE STUDY AREA COVERED

INTERNATIONAL 1830 SQ. FT.

REGIONAL 390 SQ. FT.

NATIONAL 800 SQ . FT.

AREA INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL NATIONAL
TOTAL AREA 1830 SQ. FT 390 SQ. FT. 800 SQ . FT.

READING SPACE 1011 SQ. FT 190 SQ. FT 360 SQ. FT.

KITCHEN 86. SQ. FT 140 SQ. FT. 300 SQ. FT.

TOILET 99.5 SQ. FT 53 SQ. FT. 24 SQ. FT

BOOKSHELVES  117O*600 MM2 Overall height-4000

Box- 400*400

DINNING TABLE 600 mm diameter

SITE ANALYSIS
Site Area :1777.78sq.m

FAR:3

Ground area : 50%

Set back : 2m

Right  of way(from center

of road ) : 3m
 Strength
1. Plain Weakness
topography 1. Secondary
2. Less noise, road access.
nearby residential 2. Outside space
area uninteresting.

SWOT
ANALYSIS
Opportunity
1. Can attract college Threat
students 1.May not attract
2. Same entrance wide range of
with Salt trading and
Sunrise bank costumers.
3. Tahachal area,
Soaltee Hotel nearby