Energy Retrofit & Historical Restoration
Client: US Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers
Location: Ft. Bliss, El Paso, TX

Project:
In joint venture with KZF Design, First World Architects Studio (FWAS) serves as the architects with Au Authum Ki's (builder), for a IDIQ design/build MATOC Contract to design prototypical new dining hall facilities for various military installations, under the direction of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Our firm serves as project architect/manager for all architectural services required for each task order. The project consists of:

The team's challenge, is to design and construct a new dining facility complimentary to the existing architecture at Fort Bliss. Once completed, each new facility provides a friendly and inviting place to efficiently feed 1,300 soldier three meals per day in a 90-minute feeding period, seven days per week, 365 days per year in a setting more like a college or university cafeteria than a military setting. Each facility will comfortably seat 624 patrons at one time, including up to 50 patrons in a private dining atmosphere.

The new dining hall facility designs are intended to reflect current college cafeteria or corporate type floor plan characteristics.

Initial designs for this proposal were prepared consistent with the Building Information Modeling (BIM) standards required for this project.