The document summarizes two case studies of cafes in Ahmedabad, India. The first cafe, Qwiches, has an industrial theme and divided spaces with a mezzanine floor and capacity for 60 people. Furnishings include exposed brick, metal and wood. The second cafe, Seva, has a village theme and operates based on donations with no fixed menu or billing. It uses materials like cane, jute and bamboo and has a library and performance space. Both cafes have different concepts but basic requirements like a kitchen despite their differing styles.
3. Qwiches
Qwiches is a small café
located Vijay crossroad
Ahmadabad
It is an industrial theme
café serving a small menu.
It covers approx. 200sq.
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4. ?It is divided into two part it also has a mezzanine floor.
?It has capacity of 60 people at a time.
?It has unitary air condensing.
5. ? The requirements of this café are very
less as the menu is very small and easy to
make recipes
?The kitchen is small covers of total are.
6. ?As soon as we enter service and billing counter is in the
1st left of the door and in front of kitchen.
?The café has self-service system. We have to order our
food at counter and then provide a disc that buzz when
our order is ready and we have to take our food to our
sitting from counter. This help to keep billing counter less
crowed
7. ? Walls are covered with exposed cement work and one wall is roughly
painted white above exposed brick work (no plaster or wall finish is done). One
wall is covered by corrugated aluminium sheet painted black to give industrial
look.
?Walls are full of paintings, artefacts, wall arts, etc.
8. ?Furniture is mainly of wood and metal. Sitting arrangement is bit different
than normal café
?Most of the sitting on a round disc shape pillow covered by red rexine. And
provide with a square wooden block
9. ?The upper part has high raised sitting. There are wooden
chairs and few of the multi sitting chairs have wheels on base
so it’s easy to move and doesn’t make sound they are
accompanied by metal tables. Tables also have wheels
10. ?Instated of creating a false celling they used pipes and chain for giving
industrial look.
?Lights used at centre are of huge bulb shape. And mezzanine floor has
small spot lights
11. ?There are few metal steps to go to upper part of
café and there is a bridge connecting upper part to
mezzanine floor.
12. ?There are few black boards near sitting where people can write
comments or can be used to play games.
13. ?Floor is covered by roughly polished Kota stone and wood.
Mezzanine floor has cement flooring with red ceiling.
?They have huge glass penal on mezzanine floor serves
natural light inside and are supported by wooden frame.
?Frames are also used as book rack.
14. ?There are lot of level difference on ground floor.
?They have a rest room of the above level.
?They serve in disposables so there is no requirement of utility.
16. CASE STUDY
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OF A CAFE
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1) Greeshma
2) Hema Priya
3) Rajashree
4) Rinki
17. Seva café
?Small café located at C. G.
road on top floor of
shopper’s plaza.
?Run by socialiet daughter
of Anandi Patel
?Main concept is living is
giving
?At Seva Cafe, they serve
with the spirit of "Atithi Devo
Bhava"
?Theme is developed village
18. System of
café
?It is a small café
serving 50 people each
day .
?They believe in guest
are god.
?They main motive of
this café is to serve to
everyone without seeing
rich or poor.
?Café do not have any
billing system, “Pay from
your heart”.
19. Entry.
?The café is on 4th floor of
shopper’s plaza
?There are two entry to
the café 1 main entry right
from lift and 2nd back entry
from stair way passes
through Gramshree
?At main entrance is
decorated by beautifully
carved wooden articles
and to the right of lift is
huge wooden door.
?Every guest is welcome
in Indian style by doing
‘tillak’ of forehead of
guest.
20. ?The café is partially
covered and partially open
?There is brown vitrified
tiles of size 15 x 15 in
entrance
?There is a wooden table
to the right which has a
huge wooden box on it in
which one can drop
money and anyone in
need of money can take
some and drop back when
they have enough to pay
back.
?There is a wooden swing
in front of the table as
waiting area.
21. Leaf
?There is a wooden stage for live performance.
?There are 24 sitting outside. There is a tree made up terracotta every
leaf has some massage on it.
22. ?There is no fix menu at this café. Menu is decided at end of service on day
before.
?Menu is written on board that is kept on sage and in one corner sitting area
23. ?Inside sitting are parted apart with glass partition.
?There are 20 sitting inside. Furniture is made up of cane jute
bamboo and metal..
?Roof is covered by corrugated terracotta tiles.
24. ?There is a small library made from book by donation. One can
take any book and keep that we have.
?There are fixed French window
25. ?Unitary air condensing for
interior part and movable fan
for open sitting.
?white CFL light and white
tube light for both sitting.
?Walls are painted white with
smooth finish for inside
exposed brick work for
exterior.
?Flooring is same for whole
café.
26. ?They have open kitchen and washing area opposite to stage.
?They also have kept lantern to give look of village .
31. Conclusion
?Both the café have different concept.
?Although both the café’s are from same city.
?Both have different tradition
?1st café has western menu and other have
Indian.
? Even same with looks 1st has bit Morden look
and 2nd has Indian look.
?Art work are different.
?Service system is also different.
32. ? every café have few basic requirements
?Kitchen/pantry
?Sitting
?Rest room
?Now we can say every café doesn’t require billing
counter or utility.