Dining

Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering Banquet Hall & Food Service Venue

A food-service venue and banquet hall to accommodate the needs of alumni, students and the community. To meet the program requirements, the design team created a two-story interior build-out inside the newly constructed four-story College of Engineering building.

• First LEED Platinum Certified Commercial Interior Project in Florida

• Published in the 2011, American School & University Magazine

• U.S. Green Building Council, South Florida Chapter, Outstanding LEED Commercial Interiors Award

• AIA, Fort Lauderdale, COTE Sustainable Design Award, Award of Merit

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, CENTER MARKET PLACE ADDITION

This project consists of a 7,000 SF addition to the Center Market Place food court. The addition increased the capacity of the venue to just under 500 seats and included additional food concept stations. The building expansion design intent continues the modern architectural design set forth in the original expansion project, also designed and constructed by Gallo Herbert Architects and JWR Construction Services design/build team in 2006, and takes full advantage of the abundance of natural light through floor to ceiling glazing.  A striking glazed cubist element anchors the prominent corner, calling attention to the building as one drives along FAU Boulevard.  A full kitchen redesign also took place which utilized state of the art and energy efficient cooking and refrigeration equipment

Panera Bread

Multiple locations for Panera Bread have been designed by Gallo Herbert Architects throughout the South Florida Market.  Services included Exterior and Interior design utilizing the Panera Bread prototypical design and adapting it for various locations.  Kitchen Planning was a key design issue in these projects since a proven kitchen production flow and placement was critical in their food preparation process. Gallo Herbert Architects worked hand in hand with the Kitchen design consultants to achieve designs that worked with the various bay layouts, yet still respected the flow and function of the kitchen.