Design Brief 4

Presenting our project to our classmates and listening to their opinions and contributions made us think of a few things we hadn’t taken into consideration.
First of all, we realised that this Coffee Shop would be perfect not only for students but also for parents. A lot of them stay after school chatting with teachers or with other parents while their children play, and we are sure they would enjoy a comfortable place like this one.
Besides, it would also be used during special events such as “Calle Peatonal” or “April Fool’s Day”.
Another point that we discussed was creating “Coffee Shop Accounts” for students, as we figure parents may not want their children to bring any money to school (as they could lose it, or someone could steal it from them). These accounts work pretty well in other schools. Each student would have one, and they would be filled by parents with as much money as they want their kids to spend. The school would assign a number to each account, and each student would have to memorise it to be able to order. This method would prevent children from handling money and would also speed up the queues.
Our classmates asked us about what type of food would be on sale. We would like it to be kind of healthy and varied. It could include juice, fruit, sandwiches and salads, and not many snacks or cans of soda.
Another point we talked about was service. We think that two people to take care of clients would be enough and the only problem with this is that the school would have to hire them. Anyway, taking into consideration that this Coffee Shop would be a source of income for the school, the expenses wouldn’t be as high.
Finally, some of our classmates suggested that bachillerato students should have preferences (as our recess are shorter) and should be able to jump the queues if they are too long. Everyone seemed to agree, so it’s something that the school could bare in mind.