Architectural Design 2

New Normal 2 - Storey Fast Food Restaurant

Submitted by:

Pueblo, John Aldrein B.

Submitted to:

Ar. Joana Marie S. Asuro

New Normal 2 -Storey Fast Food Restaurant

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Introduction

To start off, restaurants has become a neccessity in everyone’s life,

restaurants are famous around the world, also, restaurants’ primary function
is to accommodate and serve food, and beverages to people outside the home.
Restaurants have a wide range of selections, from 5-star restaurants, down to
bistros and family style restaurants. But probably Fast food restaurants are
widely known to be famous because of its budget friendly dishes and the
customer services itself. However, as the pandemic struck the world,
restaurants have taken a huge dip in sales, especially because walk-ins are not
allowed during the first 6 months of the pandemic, as mass gathering in a
place could worsen the situations, many restaurants, especially those chain
restaurants, tried to adapt to the situation that majority of us are facing right
now, but not all restaurants are ready for that kind of situation, in the year
2020 alone, people saw many restaurants permanently closed mainly due to
bankruptcy. But as times go by, many restaurants came a new way to adapt
and cope up with the situation, restaurants begin accepting deliveries, in that
way, people in their homes could still enjoy their food without the risk of
being infected by the virus, and also, as the year continues, while continuing
deliveries, restaurants also began opening their place however, due to
restrictions, restaurants only operates in less than 30% of the usual capacity
during the pre-pandemic times.

As an architect of the restaurant, restaurants should be designed to have a

comfortable and spacious enough to accommodate customers and all its
enployees while at the same time, it follows the mandatory safety measures
(e.g Building Code). Also, looking at the country’s current situation today,
majority of restaurants cannot operate at full capacity, restaurants are only
allowed to operate atleast 30 - 40% of its pre-pandemic capacity, taking that
into account, health and safety standards must also be present while keeping
the relaxing ambiance of a restaurant. However, the design or the
architectural approach rather, will be different, as stated earlier, restaurants
today is not what it used to be, there are many restrictions due to the
pandemic, and only few customers are allowed to enter the restaurant due to
the said circumstances. There are twice as many variables to be considered
when creating a space, especially restaurants, availability of delivery riders,
ventilation inside the restaurant, how customers will behave, how will the
interior design affect the traffice inside the working area, especially in the
kitchen, and lastly, pursuing an environment that will make both the
customers and employees safe.

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II. Design Concept

The restaurant will serve mouthwatering, delicate, and famous Japanese

food, and also, will let the customers feel the ambiance as if they are in Japan.
As for the design concept, traditional Japanese design mixed with a touch of
modern design will be incorporated for the restaurant’s exterior design, while
on the exterior, traditional Japanese design will be dominant in order for the
customers to enjoy the relaxing ambiance of a traditional Japanese restaurant.
Japanese interior design tends to give off minimalist vibes, which is best
suited for the design problem as there will be less furnitures included inside
the building, thus, it lessens the problem in ventilation, good ventilation is a
critical component in designing a restaurant during these days, as poor
ventilation can put both the customers and the restaurant employees in
danger, because the virus is airborne, it is necessary to keep fresh air going
through inside and outside the restaurant to lessen the threat of
contaminating everyone inside the premises, especially in the kitchen. There
are many circumstances in designing this restaurant, because given the
current situation, people must keep atleast 6 feet away from each other in
order to avoid close contact, and also to keep minimal contact with other
people as much as possible to lessen the risk of passing the virus directly.

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