Design Process

We wanted to provide the school with something new and useful that everyone could enjoy, so we thought: Why don’t we design a place where people can sit and relax with their friends and collègues, while having a nice drink and something to eat? And that’s how we thought about building a Coffee Shop.
At the beginning, we thought of redesigning the school’s canteen and incorporating vending machines or maybe coffee and hot chocolate makers, kettle teapots, juice squeezers, and so on. But this idea didn’t convince us, as it had something missing. We wanted to create a comfortable, warm and welcoming space (similar to a gathering place, or a meeting point) and the canteen wasn’t the perfect option for that. So we came up with the idea of building our own Coffee Shop; with sofas, armchairs, little tables and a customer service.
The reasons why we decided to carry on with this project and think it might be successful are:
-It would be a source of income for the school
-Everyone in the school could use it (students, teachers, secretary employees , maintenance personnel, etc.)
-It would be a perfect place to have a chat, play cards, have a bite and unwind without being cold (during winter) or hot (during summer).

We hope we manage to design a  plan viable enough  to be taken into consideration for a near future.


Our reflection recording (TEAM UP)