CafĂŠ Social By Alex Critchell
Heytea Daydreamer CafĂŠ This design was made to create different ways of communication, this is produced by different distances between people. The interior space is very large which creates an atmosphere of feeling distant but still being felt welcome and comfortable. But the space at the back is an example of a small-scale space which makes people feel closer to each other and comfortable mood.
Catering Pavilion “Wolke 7� Wolke 7 is in Grafenegg Palace Park, Austria. his pavilion is in a historic park, this makes it an ideal place for a pavilion. The idea of this pavilion design is to symbolise nature and art together. This inspires me to do further research about how this pavilion is structured and the uses of it. It also includes a catering zone for the visitors at the park. The idea of space is used here by having an open area to stay under, also having a hard concrete roof and a soft ground creates an atmosphere of a friendly environment. The materials used for this pavilion are mainly, steel columns and concrete.
Duurzame tankstations NX
NXT – 'Sustainable Filling Station' Due to creative construction in steel, canvas and LED lighting, the awning portrays a futuristic atmosphere. Solar panels are used to fuel the energy needed for the LED's to work. These solar panels are located on the top of the awning. The circular pavilion design and the steel inspires me to research further into more futuristic designs. Having so many eco-friendly sources creates a natural landscape, the industrial structures doesn’t overpower the natural landscape.
Kiosk Research I have researched two contrasting kiosks, I have explored the differences between industrial and natural kiosks themes. The industrial kiosk shows a much more simplistic design, I like the dark textured and materials used in this kiosk, it has been inspired by factories and machineries. A similarity is that both designs have industrial and natural materials included. Both kiosks have wood, metal and glass in the design.
I have researched about the natural design of kiosks, this is to know the differences in materials and textures used in both designs. The green spaces in the design busy and colourful. The inspiration of this kiosk comes from the natural landscape of area.
Conclusion of primary research After investigating , my primary research shows that sing the juxtaposing materials (industrial and natural themes) I feel that they compliment each other well. Therefore my models will have both themes included in the designs.
Design Idea 1 – Development
These sketches are my first set of ideas of how I want my pavilion/café to be designed. I have drawn plan views, elevation and perspective drawings to show what the structure would look like from different angles. From my research, I liked the shape of the pavilion. Therefore I designed a similar shape as the pavilion, for my ceiling. Using metal wire, I decided to design a unique shape which would be the pillars for my structure. I choose to do this because I wanted to make a contrast between industrial and natural design.
Material Used: • Corrugated Cardboard • Paper straw • Grey card • Cardboard Corrugated Cardboard: • I have used corrugated cardboard to symbolise the uneven terrain in the area, as it is set to be in a park. It also combines nature and art together. • I started to split cardboard in half and tare the first layer off. Paper Straw: • I used straw to act like pillars to hold the pavilion up. • I tried to stick the straw to the roof which made the straw bend and break. Instead, I split the top of the straw and stuck it between the corrugated cardboard, so the straw didn’t move. I then stuck them down with double sided sticky tape.
Using dotted lines shows path ways and directions to enter and exit the café, but also paths to explore the area.
Physical Model
Based on my research, I have decided to base my design on the cafĂŠ/pavilion structure called Wolke 7. I have taken the similarity of the uneven roof, but create the ceiling in a different shape.
From my research, my sketch (far left) shows a circular paper covering the straw which was inspired by my pavilion research.
Final Model I decided to use straw instead of metal wire to hold my structure up. Instead a placed a thing wire through the centre of the hollow straw to create a stable and stronger structure. This table was designed to bend round the pillars, this idea came from my research about the ‘Heytea Daydreamer’. This café’s table was designed to fill the space of the café. I designed a table that takes most of the surface area of the café/pavilion.
How can I improve and develop my final model? On SketchUp I decided to try and develop my model as much as I can, I started to create spaces for the catering and kitchen spaces, but also spaces for people to walk into the café and se it as a pavilion. For example if its raining people can just stand underneath the shelter and wait until it stops. This then creates a range of uses for my design.
I made the back part of the design to be the kitchen area to prepare the food, but this creates the problem of restricting the table space for the outside eating space.
The area shaded in shows the area for the people to stands under the pavilion whilst visiting the site.
SketchUp development
Design Idea 2 - Development These sketches of my initial ideas of my model show the measurements of my interior and exteriors. It also includes a zoomed version of my first sketch to show what the realistic measurement would look like. my next set of sketches show a space on top of the cafĂŠ which is the dining area. I then drew out three ways to enter the dining room. Including, an outside set of stairs which I could design it to be an escalator, outside spiral stairs and a spiral staircase inside the cafĂŠ.
Diameter = 110mm
I also added a green space on top of my dining area. This is too add colour and a way of adding busyness to the design. It also shows contrast between the industrial aesthetic and natural theme.
Design idea 2 – physical model and development From my research of the pavilion, I decided to use the circular shapes of the petrol station canopy to be my ceiling of my cafÊ. When I was sketching I decided to create different types of circular shapes, and place them in different directions. This created a more interesting design, it also made me think of overlapping different sized circles on top of each other. This is the original idea, then developed idea.
Improvement on the roofing of my model: My first idea was to create a ceiling like my floor, but this made the design look boring and dull. I experimented with other materials like metal wire, thin metal wire, foam board, polypropylene and regular cardboard. Whilst experimenting with polypropylene and thin metal wire, I decided to arch the metal wire and bend the polypropylene with it. Gravity held the polypropene in place as the wire curved over the structure. I then made irregular shapes which would then be my roof.
Drilling the polypropylene
My final model was incomplete due to self isolation
Final Model
I used metal wire inside my straw to make a stronger structured straw, this allowed me to add heaver things to my structure.
The plan view of my model shows the spiral stairs on The cafĂŠ is located under the roof, also this the roof, this is where people will dine, and covering allows people to wait for their food under cover. it would be a polypropylene roof.
I have made the serving point on the side, this allows people to queue up easily and provide more space within the cafĂŠ.
How could I develop my final model? I could develop my model by including the sheltered roofing in my SketchUp design. I would also use a range of materials to identify which part of the roof would be the green space and which part was for the dining. Using a thing metal wire inside the straw made it stronger but also harder to bend and shape. I found it hard to bend it into the correct position to balance the roof on top of the straw, next time I would try and use wire instead of straw.
I decided to make my spiral stairs outside the main ceiling, but it would've been sheltered with the polypropylene roof.