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3 0 • r e s t a u r a n t d e v e l o p m e n t + d e s i g n • J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 8 Form + Function Winner Food Truck Alley at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Owner: Midfield Concession Enterprise Inc., Romulus, Mich. Architect/Engineer: NORR, LLC, Detroit Contractor: Schreiber Mullaney, St. Paul, Minn. Food Trucks: Chameleon Concessions, Minneapolis A reimagining of a traditional food court, Food Truck Alley offers three separate restaurants and a bar in a unified space. At just 3,805 square feet, the three restaurants share a single kitchen with three separate lines. Digital menu boards were placed on each truck, and a digital concierge helps customers navigate the experience. Our judges felt "they had a lot of challenges" they "cleverly" over- came. While "food trucks are so popular right now," it was "unexpected" to have "a fun way to dine fast casual" in this kind of space. Finally, they noted that "nothing sells the idea of local better than a food truck." Images courtesy of Metropolitan Airports Commission Honorable Mention District Winery, Washington, D.C. Architect/Interior Designer: HapstakDemetriou+, Washington, D.C. General Contractor: Potomac Construction, Washington, D.C. MEP Consultant Engineers: MEP Designs, Manassas, Va. Structural Engineers: Rathgeber/Goss Associates, PC, Rockville, Md. In addition to "meeting their challenges" in wine storage and aging, the design team did so in a "beautiful way," according to the judges. Image courtesy of Michael Moran Honorable Mention Town Hall Gurugram, Haryana, India Owner: Town Hall, New Delhi, India Architect/Interior Designer: group DCA, New Delhi, India Contractor: DCA Workshop, New Delhi, India Lighting and Electrical: Design Matrix, Haryana, India HVAC: Vertex Consultants, Bengaluru, India Our judges appreciated that "everything was hand-crafted" and like how the design centered the bar. Image courtesy of André J. Fanthome Food Truck Alley was also an Honorable Mention for the Best Limited-Service Restaurant Design Award!