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Project Type
Tenant Improvement / Food/Restaurant
Location
3822 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California
Project Size
1,600 Square Feet
Date of Completion
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Architect/Client
22RE
Iron and Kin Cafe
Alex Yamada
Senior Project Manager, Retail Development and Construction,
Probity International Corporation
Project Overview
MEP engineering for Iron & Kin supports the renovation of an approximately 1,614-square-foot, single-level sandwich cafe located at 3822 Overland Avenue in Culver City, California.
The restaurant renovation encompasses the kitchen, dining area, restroom, storage, and associated support spaces. The project features an all-electric kitchen, an above-ground grease interceptor, and a food service concept designed without commercial exhaust hoods.
The engineering approach focuses on efficiently integrating the renovated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems with the existing building infrastructure while supporting restaurant operations, customer comfort, and long-term system reliability.
Project Scope
MEP engineering services include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for the complete cafe renovation.
Electrical engineering supports the all-electric food service equipment and associated restaurant loads while utilizing the existing electrical utility service, which is anticipated to have sufficient capacity without requiring a service upgrade.
Mechanical systems are coordinated with the kitchen and dining areas based on a restaurant concept that does not require exhaust hoods. Plumbing design includes connections for kitchen and restroom fixtures along with coordination of the above-ground grease interceptor.
Services
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Design
Highlights
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MEP Engineering Highlights
Why Architects Choose Us
Architects rely on our restaurant engineering experience to coordinate food service systems with architectural design while addressing the specialized utility requirements of commercial kitchens.
- All-Electric Kitchen Design – Electrical infrastructure coordinated with all-electric food service equipment and restaurant loads.
- Existing Utility Integration – Design utilizes the existing electrical service without an anticipated utility service upgrade.
- Specialized Plumbing Coordination – Plumbing systems include an above-ground grease interceptor serving food preparation areas.
- Efficient Mechanical Design – HVAC systems coordinated around a food service concept that does not require commercial exhaust hoods.
We work as a collaborative MEP engineering consultant, helping architects deliver efficient, constructable, and operationally focused restaurant environments.
Restaurant Project Experience
Our team provides MEP engineering for restaurant architects on:
- Cafes and coffee shops
- Quick-service restaurants
- Commercial kitchen renovations
- All-electric food service facilities
- Restaurant tenant improvements
