Best New Concept Launch
Winner: Amy’s Drive Thru, Roseville, Calif.
Operator Team: Amy’s Drive Thru
Architect & Designer: Aria Group Architects, Inc., Oak Park, Ill.
General Contractor: KDC Construction, Roseville, Calif.
Brand Design Consultant: Clarke and Reilly, Frome, Somerset, England
Project Manager: Chestnut Company, Richmond, Calif.
Kitchen Design: MFSD+B, Alameda, Calif.
MEP Engineer: Henderson Engineering, Lenexa, Kan.
Structural Engineer: Hart Gaugler, Dallas
Civil Engineer: Kier + Wright, Sacramento, Calif.
Landscape Architect: Camp & Camp, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Living Roof Consultant: Symbios Ecotecture, Sebastopol, Calif.
The team behind Amy’s wanted to bring the organic food brand’s commitment to sustainability to life with their first organic, plant-based drive-thru quick-service restaurant. The location features a living roof and extensive landscaping. The system reduces run-off and decreases energy costs year-round. The judges “loved the initiatives aimed at helping the environment” but also loved that “it’s very repeatable in the right markets. They tried to accomplish more than being a vegan restaurant.”
Images courtesy of Cesar Rubio
