Gustav Cafe Solaris

New look for Gustav Cafe was made for the cafe located in the Solaris center. A special challenge this time was the client's desire to keep some of the existing furniture, so it was possible to play with combining new and old in a small space. On one hand, it is important for the company that all the cafes of the same brand are designed in a uniquely recognizable way, but of course it is absurd to start liquidating functional furniture. Preserving the existing is also clearly the friendliest carbon footprint, which is also important to us.

According to the brand book, the room is divided into two zones, which are a counter area with a black and white tiled floor and pink walls, and a dining area with a wooden floor and dark blue walls. Rattan furniture, golden details and green landscaping that separates the space add elegance and character, and the tables and some Viennese chairs from the former interior of the cafe exude a sense of history. The room is zoned by flower boxes that follow the design of the wall paneling. The plant ferns are tall enough to see over them when standing, and lush enough to have a concealing effect.

Gustav Cafe furniture uses wood and marble textures and accent colors on textiles. The tables in the room are all preserved from the previous design of the cafe, which consists of a black central leg with ornaments and a plate with golden edges and a marble top. The seating furniture in the cafe is represented by soft custom-made sofas, which are combined with two different types of chairs: new and old Viennese chairs and a chair with a rattan back. Part of the seating furniture is covered with velvet upholstery, the shades of which vary between purple and dark blue.

LÄVI interior architects, as main contractors, prepared the project as well as carried out the furnishing and reconstruction of the entire room.

ClientGustav CafeYear2022AddressTallinn, EestiArea90m2Interior architectRoosi KevaProject managerKaur Vänt