The New Globus Restaurant in Štěrboholy
CASE STUDY: Our Project for the Globus Restaurant
Commercial kitchen equipment and furnishings, dining room furniture, and custom-made, one-of-a-kind pieces for open-concept kitchens and dining rooms—fully designed and manufactured by the company ALUPRESS
Client: Globus ČR, k.s.
Location: OC Globus, Praha-Štěrboholy
Interior supplier: ALUPRESS
Scope: Custom-made restaurant fixtures and equipment (service counters, cash registers, display cases, bars), tables, chairs, wall paneling, flower pots, room dividers
Year of Implementation: 2024
About the Project
The restaurant in the Globus Prague-Štěrboholy shopping center represents one of the most comprehensive interior design projects that ALUPRESS has ever undertaken. At the heart of the entire project was the production of fully custom-made catering equipment and furnishings—including serving counters, display cases, hot and cold food bars, and café sets. The entire restaurant concept is designed to be open: customers can watch the chefs at work and, at the same time, serve themselves from the serving counters and display cases. The delivery also included dining furniture, wall paneling, flower pots, and room dividers.
The entire interior was created in close collaboration with an architect who designed a modern restaurant concept combining natural materials with the industrial character of the hypermarket space. The key principle of the design is openness—guests have a direct view of food preparation and can choose their own items from the selection at the serving counters and in the display cases. Creating a dining area that functions in this way—where aesthetics meet strict hygiene standards and durability requirements—is significantly more challenging than simply supplying standard dining furniture. The result is a prestigious and functional space that serves hundreds of guests daily and, in terms of quality, significantly exceeds the standard of typical hypermarket restaurants.
Key Project Parameters · Location: Globus Shopping Center, Prague-Štěrboholy – one of the largest hypermarkets in the Czech Republic · Concept: Open kitchen with serving counters and display cases – guests can watch their meals being prepared and serve themselves from the menu · Capacity: Spacious dining area with more than 200 seats in several distinct sections · Scope of delivery: Fully custom-made catering equipment (serving counters, display cases, hot bar, cold bar, cash registers), tables, chairs, wall paneling, flower pots, room dividers, dish removal · Collaboration: Interior design in collaboration with an architect; implementation by Alupress |
Challenge
Designing and building the complete interior of a restaurant located within a hypermarket presented an exceptionally complex challenge. The key task was the custom fabrication of all catering equipment—serving counters, display cases, and bars—which had to meet strict hygiene standards while functioning within an open-concept layout where customers can directly observe food preparation and serve themselves. Other companies on the market can supply tables and chairs—but designing and manufacturing a fully custom, functional food service area with an open kitchen, serving counters, and self-service display cases is a significantly more complex undertaking.
The project’s specific requirements included harmonizing the visual identity across all interior elements while using various materials and technologies, ensuring maximum durability to withstand extremely heavy traffic with high guest turnover, adhering to strict hygiene standards for food service operations while also meeting the architect’s aesthetic requirements, and coordinating the production and installation of all elements so that they were delivered and installed in the correct order and on schedule.
The packaged meals, salads, and soups section featuring Globus’s graphic branding
Solution
ALUPRESS took on the responsibility for manufacturing and installing the restaurant’s complete interior, with the focus of the project being on custom-made restaurant equipment. In collaboration with the architect, each element was designed to support the restaurant’s open concept—where guests can watch the chefs at work and select their own meals from serving counters and display cases—while also meeting stringent operational and hygiene requirements.
Custom-made commercial kitchen equipment – the heart of an open kitchen
At the heart of the entire restaurant is the custom-designed and custom-built catering equipment from ALUPRESS. The entire space is designed to be open—guests have a direct view of food preparation and can serve themselves from the serving counters and display cases. It is precisely this openness that places extreme demands on the design, craftsmanship, and hygiene of every catering element—everything must be not only functional but also visually flawless, as it is constantly in full view of customers. The restaurant is divided into several dining sections—a hot bar serving freshly prepared dishes, a cold bar with salads and desserts, a section for soups and packaged meals for purchase, and a café with a dessert display case.
All counters are crafted from a combination of natural oak wood grain with black and anthracite accents. Countertops made of black granite composite ensure durability and easy maintenance. Display cases for desserts and refrigerated products have been integrated directly into the counter units, creating a visually cohesive and ergonomically designed service area.
A hot bar with a serving counter |
A café with a dessert display case |
Tables and Chairs
The dining furniture was designed in several variations to suit the restaurant’s different zones and offer guests a diverse dining experience. The main dining area features sturdy tables with light-colored wooden tops on dark metal bases, paired with modern anthracite-colored polypropylene chairs that are durable, easy to clean, and ergonomically designed.
The second area features taller bar tables with elegant white wooden chairs, which lend the space an airy feel and a café-like atmosphere. Along the central counter are bar tables with upholstered benches in a terracotta shade, creating a more intimate setting for smaller groups of guests. All types of furniture share a unified design language—a combination of natural wood, metal, and modern materials.
The main dining area with anthracite chairs
A spacious dining room with a wooden grid ceiling
Wall coverings, room dividers, and flower pots
Wall paneling and room dividers are an important part of the restaurant’s overall design. Wood paneling in a natural oak finish covers the lower sections of the walls, the service counters, and the partitions between the individual zones, lending the space a cohesive, warm character despite the industrial feel of the hypermarket building.
Partitions combining wood and glass panels separate the dining areas from the service areas, including the dish-return section with a conveyor belt. Planters made of a material that matches the paneling are placed along the benches and partitions, where live plants bring freshness and a natural atmosphere to the space. The overall impression is enhanced by a decorative grid ceiling made of natural wood, which was also included in the scope of delivery.
An area with high tables, upholstered benches, and flower pots—paneling and room dividers define the individual sections
Facilities and Operational Elements
In addition to the visible parts of the restaurant, ALUPRESS also handled the production and installation of the operational elements. The dish-return section with a conveyor belt is concealed behind an elegant partition wall featuring informational text for guests, which visually separates the back-of-house area from the dining area. The kitchen area, equipped with professional catering equipment, was complemented by stainless steel countertops and shelving units custom-made to fit the space precisely.
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Partition wall with a dish-clearing section
Professional kitchen facilities
The restaurant’s interior features a number of design elements that give the space a unique identity and align it with the Globus brand’s values. The decorative grid ceiling made of natural wood is a dominant architectural feature that softens the space’s industrial character and improves its acoustic properties.
A large-scale wall mural featuring a map of the Czech Republic displays all Globus locations and traces the brand’s history from 1996 to the present. This element reinforces the brand’s identity and creates an emotional connection between guests and the space. The color palette of the entire interior—natural oak, anthracite, terracotta accents, and dark blue—was carefully selected to create a harmonious and modern whole.
Wall art featuring a map of Globus locations and the brand’s history since 1996
Components Used and Manufacturing
Chairs Yesterday A4100 – High-quality beech chairs and bar stools available with a Weather-Resistant Beech finish
Chair PROP – Stylish and comfortable beech chairs
Chair NUTA – Designer chairs and bar stools available in steel or plastic, with the option of upholstery
Table bases BCI – Steel or cast iron bases of proven quality, available in many variations
Tables ACADEMIC – A series of standard tables available in a wide range of variations—in this case, a custom-made, non-standard design
And our custom-made, one-of-a-kind products—upholstered benches and boxes, stainless steel quick-cook grills, stainless steel hot and cold counters, refrigerated counters and tables. Transport carts, stainless steel serving furniture, custom refrigerated display cases, stainless steel plate racks, platform carts, Hot food islands made of stainless steel, stone, and wood; stainless steel refrigerated tables; heated plate carts; flower pots; stainless steel shelving; steel partitions with wooden slats; serving counters and cash registers made of composite materials; advertising signs and frames.
Result
The Globus Štěrboholy restaurant proves that even within a hypermarket setting, it is possible to create a full-fledged and prestigious dining space. The key to the project’s success was the fully custom-made restaurant fixtures—serving counters, display cases, and bars—that enable an open-concept layout where guests can watch their meals being prepared and serve themselves. It is precisely this ability—to design and manufacture a comprehensive, custom-made dining area—that sets ALUPRESS apart from ordinary furniture suppliers. Thanks to the complete interior implementation by a single supplier, we were able to ensure maximum visual consistency and seamless coordination of the entire project.
Benefits of Collaboration
· Custom-made catering equipment – Serving counters, display cases, and bars designed and manufactured specifically for an open-concept layout, where guests can watch their meals being prepared and serve themselves
· Open-concept layout – Guests get a behind-the-scenes look at the chefs at work and serve themselves from serving counters and display cases – a unique customer experience
· Durability and longevity – Materials and craftsmanship designed for extremely heavy-duty use with minimal maintenance requirements
· Collaboration with the architect – Precise translation of the architectural design into production with attention to every detail
· Versatility of the space – Several distinct zones with different types of furniture offer guests a varied experience
· Superior quality – The interior’s quality significantly exceeds the typical standard of hypermarket restaurants
The Globus Štěrboholy restaurant project demonstrates ALUPRESS’s ability to carry out challenging restaurant projects where simply supplying furniture isn’t enough—it’s necessary to design and manufacture a complete set of custom-made restaurant equipment for the open kitchen, serving counters, and self-service display cases. Every element—from the serving counter to the dessert display case to the bar set—was crafted with the goal of creating a space where guests can watch their meals being prepared, choose from the menu themselves, and feel at ease and comfortable while doing so.
As a result of ALUPRESS’s professionalism, the company has designed and built all of GLOBUS’s restaurants in the Czech Republic between 2015 and 2024 based on a new concept that has brought GLOBUS great success in the food service industry. Furthermore, by having professional chefs create recipes and incorporating Czech classics into the menu based on original recipes, they have successfully appealed to the palates of Czech customers.
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