Žilina is home to the first Starbucks Drive Thru in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

HSF System SK, a construction company belonging to the international HSF System construction group, has completed the construction of the very first Starbucks coffeehouse with a Drive Thru concept in Slovakia and Czechia. The new outlet was built within the Klokan shopping centre complex in one of the busiest parts of Žilina. The investor behind the project was MC Štadión from the KLM real estate development group. 

The building is functionally divided into a customer sales area, a bar and kitchen area, and the necessary technical and sanitary facilities. The project also includes a dedicated Drive Thru service lane, which enables customers to place orders and collect products directly from their vehicles, increasing the overall smoothness of operations. “The new single-storey building with a rectangular floor plan is a modern facility that combines high-quality architectural design, technological innovation and an environmentally responsible approach to construction, while providing comfortable facilities for customers and efficient conditions for operations,” said Peter Guoth, Sales Director of HSF System SK.

The building has a built-up area of 208.60 m², a total usable area of 168.14 m² and an enclosed volume of 1,043.00 m³. Structurally, the building consists of a combination of masonry construction and a prefabricated reinforced concrete frame with columns and beams, founded on reinforced concrete footings and strip foundations. “The architectural design works with modern materials and respects the brand’s corporate identity while maintaining high aesthetic and technical standards,” explains Tomáš Mydlo, Production Director of HSF System SK.

The building envelope consists of an external thermal insulation composite system combined with an aluminium glazed system with triple insulating glass. The visual character of the building is complemented by timber and aluminium cassette cladding, which help create a modern yet natural appearance. The roof structure is designed as a flat single-skin roof with membrane waterproofing, weighted down by a stabilising layer of river gravel. The interior spaces are formed by plasterboard partitions with inserted insulation, while the floors consist of fibre-reinforced concrete slabs with a final ceramic wearing layer.

The building’s technical equipment includes a modern VRF heating and cooling system with an air-to-air heat pump, with indoor cassette units ensuring comfort in the customer sales area. Ventilation is provided centrally by a heat recovery unit located on the roof of the building, supplemented by local extraction in sanitary and kitchen areas.

The project also included paved areas and landscaping works. Access roads and handling areas are made of asphalt concrete and cement concrete, taking into account high mechanical loads. Site drainage is handled by means of an oil separator, followed by the discharge of rainwater into infiltration blocks. “The landscaping has been designed with an emphasis on the microclimatic, aesthetic, representative, accompanying and hygienic functions of greenery, while the selection of vegetation has been adapted to climate change and the effects of both biotic and abiotic factors,” adds Tomáš Mydlo.