CART
Develop a coffee cart concept to fulfill Fulcrum
Coffee’s requirements for a transportable, mobile
coffee serving work station to be used for short term
installations at a variety of sites, both indoors and out.
Project: Coffee Cart for Fulcrum Coffee Roasters
Duration: 10 Weeks (ongoing)
Team: Solo
RESEARCH
What goes into making a coffee cart?
What the counter holds
knock box
grinder
two group machine
scale
tamp space
sink
POS
What is stored underneath
water tanks
fridge
power box
storage space
The shortfcomings of Fulcrum's current cart
fit through doors (~30")
be moved and run by one person (light)
fit a two group machine
be usable by shorter baristas (~37")
Development
My research included interviewing baristas, speaking with Fulcrum's management, taking lots of measurements, and looking at current cart models. This information allowed me to figure out what the dimensions needed to be for the cart. After this, I began to focus on branding and then the form.
BRANDING DIRECTIONS
Using Fulcrum's branding, the tokyobike concept, Fulcrum Cafe, Maharam digital projects, and Memo's own furniture pieces I began brainstorming potential branding directions.
FEEDBACK
Of the design styles presented, Fulcrum's own cafe branding received the best feedback. This way the cart could connect to the cafe and the cafe could connect to the cart. Familiarizing customers with the style that both the Cafe and the cart share.
The cafe itself features cedar, cement, and blocked out counter segments that play with negative and positive space. I used this as inspiration for my sketches and CAD modeling.
THE FINAL MODELS
These CAD models were presented for final feedback. Fulcrum is excited about the right hand design due to its simple model that still emulates the design of Fulcrum cafe. The raised platform functions as a place to set drinks and support a POS system. Behind it, cords can be hidden to leave an uncluttered work space.
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