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A note on scope

This site as it stands,
and where it could go.

Corridor, as built, is a fully designed front end: every page, every word, every image, styled and finished. What it doesn't have yet is a back end. Here's what that would look like, and what each piece is actually for.

Running the room

Reservations & ordering

The two systems that turn a beautiful site into a working front door for the business.

OpenTable or Resy integration

Swaps the mock confirmation on the Reservations page for a real booking engine, live table availability, waitlists, and automatic confirmation emails and texts.

Online ordering & pickup

A connected system like Toast, Square, or Owner.com so the menu page can take real orders, sync with the kitchen, and route pickup or delivery without a third-party app's commission.

Payment processing

Stripe or Square underneath ordering, gift cards, and membership billing, so money actually moves, not just intentions.

POS integration

Connects the in-store point of sale to the website menu, so a sold-out pastry or a seasonal swap updates in both places at once.

Keeping it current

Content & management

Right now, every word on this site lives in the code. That's fine for a launch. It's not fine a year in.

CMS

A headless CMS or a platform like Webflow so staff can update the menu, add journal entries, and post events without calling a developer.

Event ticketing

Eventbrite or a custom booking flow for the Community page, so ticketed workshops and dinners can actually sell seats.

Email & newsletter

Klaviyo or Mailchimp tied to the Journal and event calendar, so a new essay or an open workshop seat reaches people who already said they wanted to hear about it.

Analytics & SEO

Real tracking on what pages people actually spend time on, plus the technical groundwork so the site shows up when someone searches for what Corridor offers.

If it grows

Membership & scale

Built for a single room. Here's what changes if there's ever more than one.

Member accounts

Real logins behind the Membership page, so tiers, guest passes, and after-hours invitations are tracked automatically instead of by memory.

Digital brass token

A QR-code companion to the physical token, useful for online orders or reservations, without ever replacing the object itself in-store.

Gift cards

Sold directly through the site, redeemable in-store and online, a small but steady revenue line most cafés leave on the table.

Multi-location support

A location switcher, separate hours and menus per address, if Corridor ever opens a second door.

Everything here is additive. None of it requires rebuilding what already exists, only building onto it.
The Corridor Creative