The plans illustrate how a college café was redesigned and compare its previous layout with its current arrangement.
Overall, the café has been significantly modernised. The staff dining rooms were removed and replaced with new food-service facilities, while several new features, including a salad bar, coffee bar, takeaway section, barbecue area and outdoor seating, were added. In contrast, the kitchen, toilets and main seating area remained in place.
Looking first at the original layout, the kitchen was situated in the north-west corner and was connected to a serving area that provided all food and drinks. The central part of the café consisted mainly of tables and chairs. To the east of this seating area were two staff dining rooms. On the right-hand side of the café, there was a bin next to the entrance, while the toilets were located in the south-east corner.
After the redesign, the serving area was converted into a hot-meals counter. The two staff dining rooms were replaced by a takeaway food section and a coffee bar. A salad bar was introduced along the western wall, and the single bin was