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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
