Health care facilities are now recognizing the importance of providing access to quality food and beverage service to their staff, patients and visitors. At a heavily used outpatient clinic such as this one, it made sense to introduce a contemporary café for that quick morning espresso shot on your way into work, or perhaps a place to relax between appointments, grab and snack and enjoy a cup of tea.
Rather than impact the already crowded interior space within the clinic, a free-standing coffee shop adjacent to the clinic's main entry is just what the doctor ordered. Built with a metal-clad façade, modern interior materials and a "Starbucks" style layout, the 1,046 square foot coffee shop includes low seating for 20, plus 4 at the bar. Full width windows together with a sweeping curved service counter add to the modern atmosphere while the supply room and toilet facilities are tucked out of view. For mild weather days, a south-facing accessible concrete terrace provides for additional seating and doubles as a nestled resting place for the enjoyment of all.