Cafe & Patisserie Dobnik | AKSL arhitekti

When delicious chocolate pralines collide with a cosy, pleasant atmosphere...

In between two remarkable Ljubljana’s touristic points, Triple bridge and Šentjakob’s bridge, there are bars, restaurants and patisseries stringed like pearls on a neckless, showing off with their sunny terraces inviting tons of locals and tourist to sit down and relax.
 
New achievement located on that so called Ljubljana’s beach, is café and patisserie belonging to Chocolate atelier Dobnik, created by AKSL arhitekti. From the former and iconic café Maček, all the existing floor and wall coverings were removed, including all partition walls, installations and lighting system. The only thing that remained is historical shell, giving to the design extremely exquisite impression, creating an elegant café with the accent on comfortable feelings.
 
While entering into café we pass by the huge outdoor terrace, so called garden decorated with many palm trees planted in sophisticated black flower pots. One of the French windows with belonging shutters represent the main entrance to the indoor part of the café.
As the main floor covering architects used oak parquet, which continuously climbs up three main sides of the bar counter. Ceramic tiles with 3D effect are placed all around the outer walls, creating a continuous stroke throughout the space. 
 
Main space is defined by the previously mentioned bar counter, next to which you can find a showcase representing all varieties of patisserie made by Chocolate atelier Dobnik. Delicious sweets are enlightened with pendant Plat box light by Marset, resembling to the handmade pralines made by chocolatiers in that specific atelier.
 
In the left part of the café, a step higher than the rest of the space, there you can sip your delicious coffee while you are actually sitting in the boxed shaped room, inserted in the main room. This wooden box is from the inner side completely covered with colourful fabric, resembling to the oriental carpets. This specific textile conjure up a feeling of cosy living room, it gives you a feeling like at home, from where you can observe all the happening on the nearby street. Two Hay sofas, installed in that box, are even more popular during the winter time, when you can feel the heat coming out of the fireplace while enjoying the taste of the atelier’s hot chocolate.
 
All bright looking window niches are equipped with velvet tabourets and one-seaters by Hay. Dynamical effect is by AKSL arhitekti created with Muuto Frame mirrors, being an outstanding wall décor.
 
Turning into the right part of the café, there you can find restrooms, created with as much attention as all the other spaces that you can experience in this patisserie. Usage of another type of the textile wallpapers, AKSL arhitekti added softer and cosy feeling, even though we are talking about “only” the restrooms.
 
Designers’ red line was to wrap the whole renovated space into the pastel colours, combined with shades of chocolate as the main concept of the whole café. Turning from white, through brown to black chocolate colours, while using soft seating elements and wall coverings, the feeling that is created in the space can only be cosy, harmful and pleasant while tasting plenty different handmade pralines. You would definitely not regret that experience!