El Dorado UHSD Culinary Arts Bldg.
Additional Info
Award Winner : Aries Building Systems, LLC
Architectural Excellence : El Dorado UHSD, prides itself on graduating students with well-rounded experiences. The district asked Class Leasing to assist in the design of a Culinary Arts Building for Oak Ridge HS that would be a state-of-the-art teaching center for students interested in furthering their cooking and food preparation skills. The 60’x 40’ unit was designed to fit neatly and inconspicuously into the surrounding campus and installed on a designed concrete foundation. The building has eight student cooking stations, each self-sufficient with ranges, microwaves, sinks, pot racks and prep areas. The interior itself boasts a poured epoxy floor system, WIC grade cabinets throughout, quartz countertops and backsplashes, fiberglass reinforced washable paneled walls, and 9’ ceilings with LED lighting and kitchen-grade ceiling panels.In addition, a completely separate area which is 1- hour fire rated and designed with view windows,was incorporated for food storage along with a commercial machine laundry area
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The goal was to minimize costs with good quality. Several cost-effective alternatives such as LED down lighting fixtures were used, this reduced material and installation costs. The modular unit also utilized water conservation devices on all plumbing fixtures. The modular structure was built to use on average less than 75% of the energy use of a normal modular building. The building’s modular design ensures reduced maintenance costs and increases the lifespan of the facility structure without sacrificing quality and style.
Design Firm Name : California Design West
Engineering Firm Name : R&S Tavares
Installer Firm Name : Class Leasing, LLC
Occupied Date : 7/20/2019
Owner Firm Name : El Dorado Union High School District
Production Start Date : 5/1/2019
Project Location City : El Dorado Hills
Project Location State Name : CA
Technical Innovation : Class Leasing, LLC was given 20 weeks to design, fabricate the culinary arts building. The building has a wireless hotspot that allows transmission of instruction, menus and tutorials to student tablets. The teaching station is centrally located with the ability to televise skills and cooking instruction to a large, motorized wall screen Appliances are top of the line Viking Commercial Grade Ranges and Cooktops with commercial grade dishwashers and laundry facility included.
The location for the Culinary Arts building was in an area that had multiple power constraints. As a result, Class Leasing’s design team, opted to design the electrical system to be 3-phased electric panel to increase power density and flexibility. Large roof-top natural gas HVAC units were installed in order accommodate power requirements and the electrical heat pump was converted to natural gas lowering the load on the servicing transformer.
Total Square Feet : 2400