WATERFRONT CAFE

Waterfront Café is a unique urban eatery in the heart of Kelowna, serving up hand-crafted coffees, tasty bites and remarkable meals from morning to night. We aimed to create a dynamic space that is enveloped in rich textures, a vibrant palette and high functionality. We selected impactful fixtures, designed custom millwork, implemented tailored environmental graphics and gave careful attention to the visual connectivity throughout the space to ensure an elevated guest experience.

The main objective of this project was to provide a multi-functional space combining a casual cafe/bakery concept with a sit-down restaurant, in addition to a high-volume kitchen that would also support the catering business. The client wanted to create an urban space that felt modern and industrial while also being comfortable and fun. 

“Tamara has been our trusted design partner for more than a decade, designing over ten liquor stores for Metro Liquor, as well as a restaurant/café concept. 

Tamara is a real professional and works closely with our team, and our selected builder, from concept to completion. She brings fresh ideas and a pragmatic approach to all of our projects, working with us within whatever budget parameters that we set for each store. Providing ideas for lay-out, functionality and aesthetics, while recognizing that the space has to work functionally first but, also, must enhance the shopping experience for our customers. She has a meticulous attention to detail and Inhabits’ fees offer superb value relative to the end product. Our builds are more concise, faster to completion, more beautiful and often come in at a lower cost when Tamara is leading our projects. Would we hire her again, “Hell, yes!”.

– Marc Gaucher, Managing Partner, Metro Liquor + Waterfront Café