Kafe Francin

Kafe Francin

Kafe Francin

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ARCHITECTS
DDAANN

CLIENT
Kafe Francin

PHOTO CREDITS
Jakub Skokan, Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice

AREA
113 m2 / 1000 Sqft - 3000 Sqft

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Dukelských Hrdinů 692/35, Prague, Czech Republic

TYPE
Hospitality + Sport › Bar/nightclub

Thanks to Kafe Francin, a café situated just across a tram stop on Strossmayerovo náměstí, the people waiting for a tram have a reason to postpone their departure.

Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin

A neon sign on each of two large windows leaves no one in doubt about what’s happening inside. We bake and roast, you can read as they shine in day and night.

The merge of these two activities is the main characteristics of the unusual place.

Whoever is allured inside comes into the main space of the café with a white metal bar counter, a long softly upholstered bench and shelves full of coffee and bread, which might be still warm.

Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin

This space is connected to two smaller rooms. In the first of them, there are stairs downstairs (where you would find a kitchen and toilets) and more seating and tables, but most importantly – a glass wall leading to the roastery.

If you’re lucky, you can watch how green beans become a finished coffee product right under the owner’s hands.

The last room has more of a club mood with a sofa and armchairs tempting you to spend there a whole afternoon without caring about the running time and leaving trams.

Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin

All of the three spaces are connected by oak flooring and dark stained plywood wall coating.

The same material is used for furniture, complemented by colourful accents of various coffee appliances, books and long-playing records.

Black pendant lights with glass shades define the position of tables in the front part of the café.

Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin

In the back, there are small metal lamps scattered on the walls providing more intimate lighting.

The whole space has a warm feeling, given by a not-painted smooth plaster, which has an imprint of the round café logo near the entrance.


Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin


Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin
Kafe Francin