CaFLEX
MFA THESIS
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Thesis Statement
COFFEE SHOP, ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR, AND DESIGN
How does social behavior and interaction influence coffee shop design?
How does social behavior and interaction influence coffee shop design?
Challenge: Re-thinking the concept of coffee shop as a "third place" (a place between home and work) and its the conventional seating layout; Creating adjustable seating schemes that accommodate diverse functions and users' needs.
Solution: CaFLEX is a versatile furniture that optimizes the dynamic of seating arrangement. It combines table and chair with easy operating mechanism and can be moved or merged to adapt various seating configurations.
The idea of 4th place: Transforming and extending third place (a place between home and work), CaFLEX meets the urgent need of mobile workers in coffee shops by using cafe space as a temporary office, which I personally refer to the 4th place - a sharing environment provides private space, laptop charging outlet, and free internet access.
Social distance
Seating types
Applying CaFLEX to two Cafe designs
Final model & Test
CaFLEX in the MFA Show
Design process
