THE MODULAR CAFE

Considering the cafe will be built on grade II listed es tate, no permanent building can be placed. To follow reg ulations the owner asked permission to install a modu lar small cafe. The only permanent structure will be a break wall to maintain the earth. The cafe is designed to be half-buried. The green roof is completely independ ent of the others wall and poles. The structure is in tim ber and metal. The building will be prefabricated off-site and set on-site. Some local products, drinks, and food will be sold there. The client also asked to have the pos sibility to turn the cafe into a bar for evening events.

Extensive green roof on timber frame

Poles to support the roof

Prefabricated timber frame

Prefabricated

Breakwall

Mild steel rectangular tube

With the purpose of turning the cafe into a bar for evening events, the top of the display is removable and thus offers a flat counter top to make cocktails.

Horse Trailer Cafe

To provide a cafe service on site while the plans for the modular cafe are being reviewed by the council, the owner asked me to design and renovate an old horse trailer with the same features as the modular cafe. As always, the target was to stick to the budget, with clever use of materials. To extend the trailer capacity, I managed to use the back door as a floor space for interior use with a sliding structure on locking wheels.

The Whole Structure Is Foldable