Café. Bistro. Záhorský Bakery

The bistro is located at the corner of Dejvická and Eliášova streets in Prague Dejvice in a originally Art Nouveau house that was puristically renovated in 1929. During the period of Art Nouveau, there was a morning taproom here, and in 1929 it was converted into a Bata store with interesting display windows. Unfortunately, nothing has survived, and the space was in a very devastated state before our reconstruction. We proposed a complete renovation of the space and the facades on the ground floor. A fundamental change was the replacement of windows, with fixed metal display windows being replaced with sliding windows that connected the space with the street level.
The interior design reflects the rounded corner of the building and mirrors it in the central counter, which transitions into a bar on one side and into the bakery sales counter on the other.
Seating in the bistro section is arranged along the newly designed sliding windows and along the opposite wall in the form of benches with tables and chairs.
In the bakery section, the dominant feature is the sales counter with display cases. Seating is arranged in the front part with benches, tables, and chairs. For quicker refreshments, bar tops have been proposed in the window openings.
An important element of the interior, in addition to the interplay of colors of individual elements, is the softening of the strict floor plan with unevenly suspended lights in the space and the use of a pattern designed for the ceiling and the end walls of both sections.
In the inner part of the layout, the kitchen and dishwashing area are situated, which are separated from the main space by louvered walls.