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Drysdale Servery Salad Stations
University of Lynchburg
Drysdale Servery Renovation
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
University of Lynchburg's Drysdale Servery was in need of a face-lift. Foodservice Consultants Studio created a multi-year master plan and provided design services for this campus' main dining area serving over 1,800 meals daily. The project presented unique challenges since the adjacent dining area and kitchen were not to be disturbed, the renovation had to take place on a very compact schedule, and the facility continued feeding students and hosting special events during demolition and construction!
Architect: Dominion 7 Architects
Uptown Alley
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA
FCS teamed with Price Studios to design the three beautiful bars and full service restaurant located inside Uptown Alley. This recreation destination covers over 45,000 square feet with bowling, arcade, laser tag, bars, and dining. The Red Embers Bar & Grill is a 220 seat full service restaurant featuring an exhibition kitchen. Two of the three bars showcase a remote-draw beer system that offers over 24 brews on tap, while the third bar serves the exclusive VIP lounge for special parties and events.
Architect: Price Simpson Harvey
Woodberry Forest School
MADISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA
This exceptional school was founded in 1889. Ninety percent of the school’s teaching faculty members live on campus, along with the 395 boarding students from 25 states and 19 countries. The 1200 acre campus boasts some of the loveliest academic buildings and grounds in the state. This project comprised a new building to house the school’s mathematics department, computer science department and Brown lecture hall as well as the Terry Dining Hall. The foodservice program is extensive, keeping the staff and students nourished as they tackle the rigorous studies and athletics program.
Architect: Bartzen + Ball
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
Bluestone Elementary School
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
Bluestone Elementary School received the 2019 top Livable Buildings Award from UC Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment. FCS was delighted to work with VMDO to design a kitchen and servery that aimed above and beyond traditional goals of student health, nutrition, and sustainability.
Architect: VMDO Architects
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach Middle School
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
FCS designed the kitchen and serving lines for this vibrant middle school just six blocks from the Atlantic ocean.
Architect: HBA
Café - Institute for Contemporary Art
Virginia Commonwealth University
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
FCS designed the café inside VCU's new ICA building, a landmark in the Richmond cityscape. The café serves museum visitors a variety of hot and cold beverages, beer, cider, wine, smoothies, pastries, and sandwiches. A small support kitchen and catering space complete the foodservice portion of the project.
Architect: Steven Holl
The dining facility is designed to prepare and serve 1,500 meals per day, meeting the residents total daily meal requirements, as well as serving their guests and facility employees. The servery design evokes an upscale and warm, homey feel and more closely resembles a foodservice facility found on a university or corporate campus than a military establishment.
Unique features of the design include refrigeration that is remotely located in the basement and is served by a refrigeration rack system mounted in the mechanical room; exhaust hoods that incorporate both UV technology and energy saving controls, which determine the exhaust requirements needed based on which equipment is currently in use, thereby reducing overall energy requirements; and adequate storage is located on another level to provide food stores in case of an emergency.
The dining facility is designed to prepare and serve 1,500 meals per day, meeting the residents total daily meal requirements, as well as serving their guests and facility employees. The servery design evokes an upscale and warm, homey feel and more closely resembles a foodservice facility found on a university or corporate campus than a military establishment.
Warrior Transition Unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Ctr
BETHESDA, MARYLAND
The new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center consolidated the existing Walter Reed Army Hospital and the Bethesda Naval Hospital and serves military personnel who have experienced a life-changing, agonizing injury while serving our country and protecting our freedoms. Foodservice Consultants Studio designed the dining facility for Building 62, which houses wounded warriors from the four military branches.
Architect: Clark Nexsen
Financial institution's bakery in the new multipurpose building in Richmond, VA
Fortune 200 Financial Institution
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
The newly constructed multipurpose building on this financial institution's campus includes a large kitchen and servery offering a variety of menu items, as well as a separate yogurt shop, coffee venue, and bakery.
Architect: Odell
St. Christopher's School
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
FCS designed the kitchen and servery in this new building at St. Christopher's School, a private K-12 school in Richmond, VA. In addition to the large, main kitchen, an additional cooking line-up is located in the servery area for made-to-order and freshly made menu items. The servery also features a large salad bar and sandwich buffet.
Architect: Bowie Gridley
Alexandria City High School
formerly known as T.C. Williams
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
FCS designed the kitchen, servery, and culinary arts classroom in this replacement school located in Alexandria, VA.
Architect: Moseley
Virginia Theological Seminary Refectory Café
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
This renovation project at a small, private graduate college consisted of transforming a dining room into a café with a bar area to give students an alternate casual dining location after the main dining hall closes. The new café encourages students to gather and socialize. The project required foodservice equipment layout and interior design and included a custom bar design, millwork, furniture selection, and the selection of other room finishes.
Architect: none. FCS was contracted directly with the owner for this project.
FCS's design provides a unique dining experience by creating a county club atmosphere. The club features a large bar area with a separate section for upscale dining and banqueting. FCS ensured the design efficiently integrated with the existing facilities by establishing a separate cooking and plating area within the club to support banqueting and having the main kitchen service the club, minimizing storage needs.
The Promenade Room replaces the old cafeteria style of dining service with a self-service buffet and salad bar, while seated dining service is an option for those residents who require or desire traditional service. The main kitchen serving the Promenade Room also supports the memory impaired unit, assisted living, hospital care, employee dining, childcare, and the take-out cafe.
FCS's design provides a unique dining experience by creating a county club atmosphere. The club features a large bar area with a separate section for upscale dining and banqueting. FCS ensured the design efficiently integrated with the existing facilities by establishing a separate cooking and plating area within the club to support banqueting and having the main kitchen service the club, minimizing storage needs.
Westminster Canterbury
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
The design challenge was to develop a concept that would exceed the dining expectations of current residents and expand the facility’s population by attracting future residents. The design needed to satisfy the needs of both the active and less active residents. The original cafeteria style of dining required residents to move through the serving line and pick up their entire meal before being seated in the dining room. While residents enjoyed their salad, their entrée became cold as it sat on their tray. The cafeteria style of service not only degraded food quality but also wasn’t favorable to the less ambulatory residents.
Architect: THW Design
Retail and sandwich shop
Retail and sandwich shop
Fat Canary & The Cheese Shop
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
This family-owned restaurant and the adjacent retail and sandwich shop offer a variety of fine wines and menu items in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg. FCS designed the kitchens in both the Fat Canary restaurant and the adjacent Cheese Shop.
Architect: Randall J. Kipp Architecture
The Blue Point
DUCK, NORTH CAROLINA
Located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, The Blue Point overlooks the Currituck Sound. FCS completed the kitchen design for this restaurant whose owners successfully took an upscale approach to food and wine in this "sleepy" beach community.
Architect: none. FCS was contracted directly with the owner for this project.