Bookshop And Coffee Bar
BOOKSHOP AND COFFEE BAR
Plural, Totalstudio: Martin Jančok, AlešŠedivec
ARCHITECTS
Plural, Totalstudio: Martin Jančok, AlešŠedivec
CARPENTER
Treeman
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Marcel Benčík
CLIENT
Ladon, s.r.o.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Geostat
AREA
170.0 m2
LOCATION
Bratislava, Slovakia
CATEGORY
Commercial Architecture
Text description provided by architect.
How can a smallbookshop compete within a network of firmly established booksellers? What can it offer to customers?How can itdrawattention?
Ouraimwastocreate a flexible space that would not only sell books but would also be capable of facilitatingvariouscollateraleventssuch as projections, readings, minorconcerts, workshops, etc.
Two focal points of the bookshop are placed at bothends of the longitudinal space. A check outisnexttotheentrance and a coffee bar isontheoppositesideonan original elevatedgallery.
Both levels are connected with cascades which serve as an auditorium during collateral events and allow customers to sit, read, relax or communicate through regular opening hours. Books are stored in long shelves along both sides of the bookshop.
By this means a clear organization and a monumental effect is achieved. New titles and bestsellers are displayed at several mobile stands.
The permanent part of the program - storage, deposit, office and lavatory – are placed under the gallery and accessible via a staircase at the edge of the coffee bar and cascades.
