I don’t understand how the design team fits with the architect, general contractor, equipment dealers and our facility managers. How does that all work?
A. Generally the owner will contract with a general contractor or an architect to design and build a new facility or renovate an old one. Kitchen design consultants are specialists who understand the intricacies of designing a very complicated work space for food preparation and service. They are specialists in their field who know the latest in kitchen equipment technology, understand kitchen traffic flow and production efficiencies and know the latest in consumer and menu trends. The kitchen consultant prepares the equipment specification packet that will go to bid with equipment dealers. Architects will hire kitchen consultants to design that specific space in detail. After the design is complete, the architect approves it and it is passed to the GC who starts to construct it. Equipment is bid out to a dealer in a package and will include installation. A good team is one where the CG, Architect and consultant are in constant communication and the owner or the facility staff are in t
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