018 | PROJECT | RÖSSLIBECK BAKERY AND CAFÉ
Crème de la crème Rösslibeck Bakery and Café in Switzerland received a new interior design and lighting scheme from Zurich-based studio Susanne Fritz Architekten. Using a mix of decorative pieces, the team achieved an elegant design that evoked Viennoise grandeur.
Rösslibeck Bakery and Café is a new destination in the Amriville Shopping Centre that is part of a new urban development movement in Amriswal, Switzerland. In the new shopping hub in place of the Amriville and Migros Shopping Centre, the Rösslibeck café will cater the growing local population of 90,000 in the Eastern Switzerland town. Following a design concept based around a contemporary coffee house, the scheme by Susanne Fritz Architekten interprets well-known style elements that connect the building’s industrial past and an urban traditional café. Susanne Fritz sat down with darc to describe her design intentions and journey for the bakery / café. Initially, both the client and the tenant had differing design ideas for the project, which Fritz had to consider when approaching the project. “Our client wanted to have a representative and urban café, while the tenant wanted to keep costs as low as possible and had other ideas about the design.
“The finished design of the new Rösslibeck Café in Amriville followed the idea of connecting the modern with the historical cafe. The contemporary interpretation of well-known stylistic elements combines the building with an industrial past and an urban tradition café. Panelling, chandeliers, an opulent curtain and Viennese elegance from the imperial era versus vintage flooring, glass and shed roofs with industrial charm combine to create the interpretation of a modern coffee house. “We integrated the corporate identity of the tenant in a subtle way. The red colour of his corporate identity and the motif of the golden ear of wheat, which stands for the core business 'bread and bakery products', can be found both on the custom-made wallpaper and as an imprint on the floor covering. We applied it in a way that it could be adapted in case the tenant changes.” As part of the refurbishment of the original space, the suspended ceilings were removed to expose the original shed roofs, creating an
