Restaurant ‘The Tram’ is located on a rather desolated corner, lost in a sea of large office buildings, parked bicycles and an abundance of public space. This public space does not entice the public to stay and linger, adding to a feeling of emptiness. Running a small business in such a place is difficult and to make it harder the tram only accommodates 15 seats inside. The main source of income came from the 40 seats on the outside terrace. Other than the view, the unreliable Dutch weather (cold and rain) and windy conditions of the unprotected plot caused problems. The client’s logical wish was to do something about these conditions, with the added challenge of a very limited budget.