Waukee School District

Waukee High School was designed to serve the growing community of Waukee, Iowa. The main serving area includes a Global, Traditional, Grill, Classics, and Action Station, as well as a wide variety of à la carte options and grab-and-go items.

Back-of-house production and storage spaces were built to be extremely efficient for staff. This allows for a clear delineation between work and traffic aisles, creating ample room to work with a focus on safety. Also included on the project is a Concessions space adjacent to new athletic facilities, as well as a student-run café, featuring coffees, a bakery, and grab-and-go items, as well as freshly made smoothies.

A large Culinary Arts lab, complete with commercial foodservice equipment and an ADA accessible student workstation, was also featured in the design. The layout includes dry storage, a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, and a commercial ware washing area. The Culinary Arts lab features an instructor’s suite with a wide variety of high-end cooking equipment and excellent sightlines supported by audiovisual equipment, so lessons can be captured by students.

Waukee Middle School houses approximately 825 students. The building was initially a satellite facility and this work included expansion of the production and storage areas to allow this building the capability to produce food for up to four nearby elementary schools.

The South Middle School project involved the renovation and expansion of an existing middle school to accommodate an increased number of students and on-site production.