Designing Coffee Shops and Cafes for Community

This book brings together research, theory and practical applications for designing coffee shops and cafés as places to enhance community connections. Written for students, academics and designers, it includes eight case studies by authors from four countries that ground the theories in real-life third places.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Role of Place in Our Lives; 2. Human Behavior and the Third Place; 3. Place Attachment and the Third Place; 4. Identity and Messaging; 5. Location and Building Type; 6. Design Characteristics: Project Scope and Layout; 7. Creating Ambiance in the Third Place; 8. Case Studies

About the author

Lisa K. Waxman, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita in the Department of Interior Architecture & Design at Florida State University (FSU). Over her 35 years at FSU, she served as department chair and received several university teaching awards. She has been active in service to the profession, holding board positions with the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Waxman is a fellow of IDEC and received the 2019 Arnold Friedmann Educator of Distinction for her contributions to the profession. Always fascinated by people and places, her research interests include place attachment, sustainability, and design for special populations. She resides in Tallahassee, Florida, with frequent visits to the mountains of western North Carolina. As a recreation enthusiast, she can often be found on her bike or in the pool.

Summary

This book brings together research, theory and practical applications for designing coffee shops and cafés as places to enhance community connections. Written for students, academics and designers, it includes eight case studies by authors from four countries that ground the theories in real-life third places.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Waxman, Lisa K. Waxman, Lisa Kinch Waxman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780367745905
• ISBN: 978-0-367-74590-5
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ARCHITECTURE / General, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings