Café Boobah is a café specifically designed for children,
their families and friends.
The scale of the space and furniture is comfortable for kids
and almost every surface beckons to be played with. The Lego lounge has a view of the garden and
consists of Lego boards covering the walls from floor to ceiling so children
can build with or against gravity; everything a child builds becomes an integral
part of the play space architecture until a new construction is made by someone
else.
There is a floor to ceiling abacus that also acts as a
screening device, a chalkboard wall, a magnetic wall, and a wall for drawing on
with crayons. The flooring is colorful
and soft enough to cushion a child’s fall and there are numerous built in
benches and cubbies filled with toys.
Large soft geometric shapes invite kids to build their own environments.
The backyard garden has live bamboo, flowers, trees, a big
sandbox and a two story play house with lots of fun features.
Parents and caregivers are perhaps Café Boobah’s most
enthusiastic patrons. It is one
restaurant where adults can relax with a cup of coffee while their kids are
free to run around and entertain themselves as they wish. Café Boobah serves delicious organic food
including many of children’s favorite treats like macaroni & (no) cheese,
(tofu) hotdogs and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Credits:
Cafe Concept by Lena Seow
and Elizabeth Pressman
Cafe Owner: Lena Seow
Garden Design and Construction: Lena
Seow and Richard Seow
Architecture and design by Lena Seow and Vrinda Khanna in
collaboration with Suzan Wines (I-Beam
Design)
Total Construction Budget: $20,000
Photos: Silke Mayer unless otherwise noted in image file
title.