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Making the
Most with Less
Christopher Collins, AIA, NCARB
Principal
Nvironment
What can you do with a fixed budget and timeline within your
existing physical space?
We've found one of the most successful ways to enhance the
physical environment with a new design is to fully analyze the
existing space conditions. This is especially true for collegiate
dining renovations.
* Costs to relocate existing production kitchens and dish rooms
are the most costly part of the project.
Renovating these rooms in place provides an enhanced budget
for dining and other aesthetic enhancements, garnering credit
from the end users.
* Aside from existing infrastructure, focus on existing attributes
that provide the most benefit.
Earlier building trends added acoustical ceilings that not only
detract from a " restaurant-like " feel, but also decreased volume
and the complexity of a fully designed environment. Opening
ceilings to structure where possible or varied ceiling types
provides visual interest above eye level.
* The sophistication of the collegiate palate and desire for
broader dining options has increased over time as well as the
appreciation for fresh food.
Made to order stations blended with traditional batch cooking
is one way to solve this. Creating multiple food platforms within
a given space provides unique design opportunities to enhance
the physical environment. Each specific area can be themed
with different seating, seating configurations, lighting, and
material textures to complement the food offering.
* Providing transparency or sight lines to prep areas and/or the
kitchen can promote freshness cues.
The overall layout of the space is flexible and can be configured
to enhance the customer journey, areas of discovery, and
reduced wait times. This provides a variety of options within
the same footprint to help diminish menu and space fatigue.
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