Culinary Arts & Dining Commons
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
Los Angeles, CA
- Architecture
- Higher Education
- Labs / Offices / Classrooms
- Dining Facility & Kitchen
- Design-Build
- LEED Gold
- DSA
This new LEED Gold 2-story Culinary Arts building is located on the LA Trade Tech campus. This 60,964 sf state-of-the-art facility enhances the study of culinary arts with specialized teaching/demonstration labs, general classrooms, faculty offices, fresh herb garden, and dining hall for the campus community, as well as for special public events.
A Photovoltaic System on the rooftop takes advantage of the Southern California sunshine, which is connected to the existing campus to generate electricity and reduce campus energy costs; while the Cool Roof reduces heat transfer to the building, thereby reducing the energy needed for air conditioning. Operative large glass sliders for indoor/outdoor integration maximizes Passive Design and daylighting, while also minimizing unwanted Solar Heat Gain.
Other highlights include extensive A/V components in both classrooms and kitchens/laboratories to encourage hybrid learning. Teachers have the ability to record and stream content from rooms throughout the new structure, including the main dining facility.
Culinary Department Chair & Head Chef, Stacey Damaso, also helped the student body create an app for no-touch ordering and payment that works with the POS system to allow for high-tech dining that is clean, efficient, and safe.
Designer of Record: QDG Architecture
Awards
Project of The Year, Western Pacific Regional Award, Design-Build Institute of America
Gold Nugget Award of Merit, Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC)
It was such a pleasure working with you and your team on such an amazing and successful project!
Project Director
Los Angeles City College District