The Green Bean Cafe - Retail

Project: The Green Bean Cafe

Location: Lynchburg VA

area: 2100 Sq Ft

Completed: 2024

Budget: $75,000

Project Goals

  • Create a dramatic and unique atmosphere that reflects the eco-friendly brand

  • Incorporate natural materials and greenery throughout the space

  • Design Flexible seating options for both solo customers and groups

  • Maximize the use of natural light and create a warm ambiance with the lighting design

  • Ensure the cafe feels open and airy, even with the smaller square footage

  • Include a small retail area to sell sustainable products like reusable cups and eco-friendly snacks

Sherwin Williams - Moscow Midnight SW 9142

Tarkett - Ceramix PCMX Bella 10390 Flooring

This flooring offers a unique experience with artful expressions. Woven textiles and mathematical equations, each creative process begins as a question in the creator’s mind. Mixing the Bella Flooring with the Slate ESL Rock Ridge 11197 to divide the spaces.

Tarkett - Slate ESL Rock Ridge 11197

Bar stool seating is essential in a café as it maximizes space, fosters a casual atmosphere, and encourages social interaction, making it ideal for quick visits or communal experiences. Additionally, it offers flexibility in layout, enhances views for patrons, and efficiently accommodates takeout customers.

Swivel chairs in a café make seating more comfortable and convenient by letting customers easily turn without moving the chair. This improves the dining experience and makes it easier to interact and enjoy the space.

Using AI as a fake client I was tasked with creating a cozy, friendly cafe focusing on a sustainable, plant-based food and beverages. The cafe aims to provide a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere where customers can unwind, enjoy a good meal, or work remotely.

The Target Audience was young professionals, eco-conscious consumers, and students as the location is in an up-and-coming neighborhood near a university.

I had set a budget of $75,000 for the entire project including furniture, lighting, decor, and any renovation work that needed to be done in the building.

The building is 2100 Sq Ft with a kitchen area and two bathrooms. The West wall has large windows which would allow a cool space for some bar seating, and the South wall has three cargo-styled doors that make it a cool space to open the doors during the hotter days. All the glass will allow lots of natural light into the space and require less artificial lighting during the day.

Branding

In addition to the Interior Design of the space I also took on the role of graphic designer and created the branding. Everything from the logo, menu, recyclable cups, and coffee packaging with pontental growth to clothing.