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- Architects: mode:lina architekci
- Location: Katowicka 81C, 61-131 Poznań, Poland
- Architect In Charge: Paweł Garus & Jerzy Woźniak
- Project Team: Paweł Garus, Jerzy Woźniak, Kinga Kin, Małgorzata Szymańska
- Area: 85.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Marcin Ratajczak, Katarzyna Kitajgrodzka
© Marcin Ratajczak
From the architect. A completely new formula of the cafe has appeared on the map of Poznan – Tymianek (ang. „Thyme”). Tymianek is a family cafe, which has been composed out of passion and love for the children. It is a place, where parents and children feel comfortable. The architects had only one purpose during the design process – to create a friendly space for children… and of course for their parents! Tymianek is a multifunctional space including cafe, shop, workshop and certainly a playground, all of this on 85m2 of area.
© Marcin Ratajczak
© Marcin Ratajczak
The central point of the place is kitchen, where meals are being prepared before parents eyes specially for their kids. Large kitchen island is in fact a combination of three different functions – place for preparing meals, small kitchen intended for childrens games and boxes filled with countless number of toys.
Plan
The natural consequence of combining a large variety of functions was setting up the comfort zones via wooden booths and creating a relevant acoustic conditions – therefore, there is a special upholsteringon the walls, which functions as an acoustic panel.
© Marcin Ratajczak
© Marcin Ratajczak
However, the principal function of the cafe, is that children are before parents eyes during meals – gaps in the walls in the shape of houses serve this particular purpose exquisitely. They are also a perfect addition to children’s games! The interior project was designed under the watchful eye of mode:lina studio.
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