3. Contents: Designing a
Restaurant...
Importance of a Good Atmosphere.
Sight, Smell & Hearing.
Temperature & Landscaping.
Exterior Design.
Signs.
Exterior Lighting.
Entrance W ay.
Lighting.
Colors.
4. Contents: Designing a
• Tables & Chairs. Restaurant...
• Table Settings
• Curtains and W indow Shades.
• Plants and Flowers.
• W alls, Ceilings, Floors.
• Acoustics, Music.
• Human Factors.
• Restaurant Design Guidelines.
• Size & Shape of Dining Rooms.
6. Entrance way.
• The entrance to the restaurant should be easily visible to
even the casual passerby. There should be absolutely
no doubt as to where the location of entry is.
• The entrance area is the customer's first and last view
of the interior. People will naturally be critical on entering
the restaurant for the first time.
• When the dining room is full, the entrance area serves
as a waiting area, so care to be taken during planning
and maintain the entrance area.
7. Importance of a Temperature, Tempo
Good Atmosphere. & Landscaping
• People are attracted •A comfortably warm room and
to a restaurant by hot food portrays a feeling of high
more than just good quality, elegance and a slow
food.
• The building design, leisurely meal.
decor, • Atmosphere is affected by the
interior color scheme, tempo of service, length of
texture of the walls, time to produce the meal, and
service, and the time given to eat the meal.
the food create the
atmosphere. • Landscaping helps provide the
• People want a dining setting and atmosphere for
experience, an the total dining experience.
escape from A well maintained and
problems and landscaped exterior attracts
everyday routine.
customers
8. Smell & Hearing. SIGNS
• Smell involves both •A good sign should indicate at
pleasant and least four things. First, it should
unpleasant odors. Indicate "this is a restaurant“.
Smells can positively
contribute to the • Second, a good sign should
atmosphere. indicate the type of food and
• The noise level of service that is being offered.
conversations,serving
staff, kitchen sounds, • Signs should be
and music affect the simple with a minimal amount
atmosphere.The level of wording. The letters
of noise acceptable to should be large enough to be
the ears is a function read from at least 50 m.
of age
9. EXTERIOR DESIGN
The function of the exterior design is to attract customers
and invite them in to eat. The exterior design should
reflect the character of the locality.
People are naturally suspicious and hesitant upon
entering a new restaurant. They are looking for some
indication, either positive or negative, as to the quality of
the restaurant before they enter.
Signs, parking area, landscaping, design and color of the
building, windows, curtains, view of the inside, lighting,
flowers or plants, and type of door will all be closely
scrutinized.
10. VERTICLE PLAIN DESIGN
• Wall accessories: (pictures, prints, photographs,
sculpture, mirrors, clocks, antiques) and other
accessories can contribute and enhance the overall
atmosphere of a restaurant.
• A cluster of small accessories would be more favorable
on a small wall than one or two large decorative pieces.
• .They can successfully add to the general atmosphere if
they contain the color, pattern, and subject of the total
design scheme.
• PAINTING.
• WALL MURALS.
• WALLPAPPERS.