Rethinking Baghdadi Coffee Shops and Their Sustainability Through Digital Technology

Baghdadi Coffee Shops have been a foundation for building interconnected social and cultural relationships over time and have been considered spatial behavioural patterns that express the culture of Baghdadi society. The current research focuses on integrating emerging digital technology into their physical structure to keep pace with life's developments and changes, raising the following question: "What are the transformations that Baghdadi Coffee Shops are witnessing as a result of emerging digital technology, and what is its impact on their sustainable role?" To answer this question, the research adopted an analytical approach that included revealing the architectural features of the transformations that they have witnessed, as well as people's relationships with them. Therefore, the research focused on building a theoretical framework and then applying it to three types of cafes (heritage, modern, and contemporary). This was based on a questionnaire surveying two groups (expert architectural academics and cafe patrons). The results were analyzed and interpreted, leading to conclusions that confirmed the existence of a transformation in the characteristics and features of Baghdadi Coffee Shops to varying degrees, reflected in the connection of Baghdadi society to them, witnessing improvements in their environmental, economic, and social sustainability indicators.