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This piece of text is from Fred Lawson Restaurants, Clubs and Bars. The extract below is from the chapter called 'Expression in Design 3.02 Mood and Atmosphere and is from page 98.


'Mood tends to affect choice and the way an individual responds to a particular experience, and people's moods can be induced or ameliorated to some extent by social and environmental conditions. Feelings of excitement or calmness, sociability or intimacy can be conveyed by the nature and intensity of design and interior arrangement. 
   Atmosphere depends to a large extent on the occupants themselves and the way they relate to their surroundings. A half empty restauarant ot bar has a differnt atmospher to a crowded one. Visibility and awareness of the surroundings tend to reduce as the numbers of occupants incres. 
   An atmosphere of sociability and liveliness usually attracts customers and this is often delibratelybuilt in to the design by way of bar seating, bright lights, background music, attractive staff uniforms and other features. including a contrived informality in the arrangement of space. 
   However, in many restaurant the acceptable level of background activity and crowding will depend on the extent to which this intrudes on the privacy of particular individuals or groups, and on the social mix of the occupants. It will also depend on whether suitable standards of service, hygiene and indivdual attention can be maintained. 
   To some extent separation and privacy can be provided by suitable positioning and screening of the tables and seats, by providing a choice in variety of seating arrangements and subtle use of lighting to define areas of interest. '

This paragraph looks into the key elements of what creates and atmosphere with in an interior. Looking into the effect a variety of seating has in a space along with the amount of people in it. It would appear that balancing the amount of people with furniture available to sit on is very important in dispersing the crowd and makes for a less crowded interior. Another point bought up is the way in which people sit, whether it is own their own or in groups and whether they like an added seclusion to their group. If the space adds to that seclusion along with the intimacy of it. It would be apparent that a mixture of all these points as well as lighting and background music all adds to the feel and mood of an interior.
When designing The Cottage Inn selecting the right atmosphere and choosing furniture, pieces, colours and fabrics to bring out that atmosphere will be integral to a successful design. Getting that balance right in seating, open spaces and closed will create depth and interest with in the interior. With many alcoves and various other possible problematic elements adding that variety with in the space is not going to be a problem. This text has definitely influenced how I will be thinking when it comes to the design of the layout.

Bibliography
Lawson, F. 1994, Restaurants, Clubs and Bars - Planning, Design and investment for Food Servise Facilities. Page 98, Expression in design. Oxford: Architectural Press. Page 98