Commercial Design

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Concept Development

Brainstorming through the space, in Layout A the customer traffic left a lot of wasted space at the end of the counter and not enough employee working room behind the counter.

In the Layout B, the employee work space moves better but the clientele traffic overlaps and forces customers to backtrack.

Finally, Layout C allows customers to browse the offerings while approaching the order and pay area and encourages clients to sit in the comfortable seats while waiting for their orders to be filled.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Mood Board

A warm and cozy rustic feel is the intent of this hometown bakery located in a refurbished 20th Century factory building. The charm of the exposed brick and large windows welcome patrons in for yummy baked goods. Soft leather chairs and faux velvet sofas encourage customers to enjoy their treats and take a break from their day. The light herringbone hardwood floors balance the dark oil rubbed bronze fixtures.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Color Scheme

This color palate beings with the rustic terracotta red, fittingly named Earthen Jug, and a rich, warm butterscotch orange which were inspired by the warmth of a hot oven. A pair of gray blues and an olive green join the mix of complimentary colors while a light gray is used as a base color.

The use of these colors in this bakery welcomes customers in to enjoy delicious baked goods and friendly conversations without being too invasive. These rich hues, along with the heavenly aromas from the kitchen, encourage the patrons to pause a moment to relax in the plush faux velvet chairs before getting back to their day.

The hammered brass and oil rubbed bronze fixtures enhance the dark wood tables and chairs while the light stained floors and interior doors brighten the space. Two large windows at the front of the store allow a modest amount of sunlight in and maximize the industrial charm of Baby Cake’s Bakery.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Sample Board

Baby Cake’s Bakery is designed to welcome customers in with the delicious baked aromas and comfortable surroundings. Warm wood tones and dark metal and bronze finishes compliment the rich color palate and soft fabric seating options. Zellige backsplash tile and quartz countertops make the service area of this working store easy to clean and maintenance free.

Baby Cake’s Bakery draws customers in with it’s heavenly aromas and encourages them to linger in this pleasing space.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Material Board

This materials board shows the rich blue cabinets (11) together with the subtle quartz countertop (8) and unique Zellige backsplash tile (4) for the customer area of the bakery. In the ADA complient bathroom and the kitchen, durable 24-inch terrazzo tile (12) pair with beveled bright white subway tile (1) make for easy cleaning. Brightly colored throw pillows in chinon (3) and velvet (9) pull out the accent colors of the area rugs (7).

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Floor Plan with Dimensions

Baby Cake’s Bakery floor plan with dimensions.

Electric Plan

Baby Cake’s Bakery electrical plan.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Room Perspectives

Baby Cake’s Bakery looking toward the back of the customer area with the restroom and kitchen doors along the back wall. Seating area with sofas, chairs and small tables to the left and the counter with a glass barrier and open shelving to the right.

Baby Cake’s Bakery facing the front of the building. The customer order/pay area and large service counter with pendant lights and large windows high on the exposed brick front and East side walls.

Baby Cake’s Bakery commercial kitchen, where the magic happens. This image shows the L-shaped kitchen with the door to the customer area on the far wall with metal work tables on both sides of the walkway and an industrial freezer near the storage closet. Tucked in the corner is the dishwasher and double sinks. More metal work tables surround the oven and commercial refrigerator near the back door of the building.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

Building Elevations

The top elevation shows Baby Cake’s Bakery exterior store front facing North.

The interior section cut of the entire building displays the high ceilings and large windows on the exposed brick exterior wall, a few of the remaining features from the building’s days as a factory. Facing East, the L-shaped kitchen and supply closet are in the rear of the building and the bakery counter and store entrance in the front.

The bottom elevation illustrates the bakery’s seating area on the left with the ADA compliant unisex bathroom tucked in the center, and the kitchen area in the back of the building. The color palate extends into the kitchen with bold accent colors on most of the walls.

Baby Cake’s Bakery

3D Model Perspectives

In these perspectives, the layout of the building is clear: the customer area and service counter in the front of the building and large unisex bathroom and commercial kitchen, wrapped around the storage closet, in the back.