Flavor Engineers Culinary Arts Institute 2016
Flavor Engineers Culinary Arts Institute 2016
Flavor Engineers Culinary Arts Institute 2016
by
Rana A. Fitaihi
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DEDICATION
This effort goes to my dear parents “Anwar Fitaihi and Aisha Dahlawi”, my sisters
“Rawan, Samar, Reem, Zainab, and Ghaliah”, my nieces “Alia, Wid, Halah and Deem”, and my
dearest friend “Yasmeen” my best friend “Basmah, and her beloved family” my supervisor “Dr.
Aida Nayer” and my professor “Dr. Mohammed Fekry”. Each and every one of them supported
me through my journey. They believed in me, believed in my talent, encouraged me all the way,
prayed for me, stood by me, and made me the person I am today. If it wasn’t for God, and then
them, I wouldn’t have been where I am today. I couldn’t be more thankful and grateful to have
such family and friends in my life. My aim all through my journey was to make them proud of me,
I can’t wait for the day I make it up for each and every one of them for every single thing they’ve
Content
1. Chapter One
1.1 Introduction………………………………………………………...………………...…
1.2 Definition……………………………………………...………..………………………
1.4 Goal……………………………………………………………………………..………
1.5 Mission………….………………………………………………………………..…......
1.6 Vision……………………………………………………………………………...……
2. Chapter Two
2.2.1.2 Facilities…………………………………………………………………….
2.2.2 Case Study 2 - Los Angeles Mission College – Culinary Arts Institute
3. Chapter Three
3.3 Standards………………………………………………………...………………………
3.6.1 Administration……………………………………………………………….
3.6.3 Services………………………………………………………………………
3.6.4 Amenities…………………………………………………………………….
3.6.5 Residential……………………………………………………………………
3.7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………
4. Chapter Four
4.1 Introduction………………………………….….………………………………………
4.2.1 Accessibility…………………………………………………………………….
4.2.5 Climate………………………………………………………………………….
4.5.1 Accessibility…………………………………………………………………….
4.5.3 Climate………………………………………………………………………….
4.5.5 Noise……………………………………………………………………………
4.7 Conclusion…………………….……………….……………………………………….
5. Chapter Five
5.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Chapter Six
7. References
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Chapter One
1.1 Introduction
Food is one of the main activities in a person’s life. Human beings should have an average
of three meals per day. Women are known for their cooking skills, providing their families with
healthy, homemade meals regardless of their positions or their professional careers. What’s
happening now is that young women are so dragged into their careers and totally forgot about their
duties as housewives in the future depending on an outsource like restaurants or maids when it
comes to their daily meals. Being able to cook will not affect one’s identity in their career; it will
increase their abilities instead! Being able to cook their own food will offer a lot of possibilities
and skills to their personality. Although cooking is known to be a profession for women, especially
in the Middle East, but actually now days a lot of men are interested in cooking, and becoming
professional chefs. Cooking can be taken as a hobby, a talent, or a passion. Being a chef has a
bright future for both men and women. Chefs have the chance to work at their homes, hotels,
1.2 Definition
A culinary institute is an institution devoted to education in the art and science of cooking
and food preparation. There are many different types of cooking schools around the world, some
devoted to training professional chefs, others aimed at amateur enthusiasts, with some being a
mixture of the two. Programs can vary from half a day to several years. Some programs lead to an
culinary arts educational level in the society and youth, and in the Middle East. The traditional
cuisine of Saudi Arabia have been abandoned by the current generation, instead they adapted and
imported foreign cuisines. A Saudi culinary institute will reawaken the traditional food and the
traditional methods as well. It will also invite students from all over the world, especially the
surrounding countries to experience the unique education of culinary arts at its finest!
1.4 Goal
Our goal is to provide proper education to the art and science of cooking, allowing the
youth and children to have an unforgettable experience with flexible programs that varies from a
1.5 Mission
Our mission is to create the perfect atmosphere that will allow the young talents to grow
and develop into becoming experts! This will produce a generation that are highly qualified as
1.6 Vision
Our vision is to become leaders in the science of cooking and to be the greatest institution
Of course not everyone likes to cook, but definitely everyone likes to eat! Food business is
one of the most important businesses in the world. But unfortunately, according to previous studies
80% of food businesses fail because of the management’s minor knowledge about the field. Many
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of the youth have dreamt about having bakeries and restaurants beside their college degrees. The
lack of education and opportunities is what’s really stopping them from pursuing their dreams!
Culinary institutes do not only offer cooking classes; it also offers hospitality and culinary
management classes.
According to Los Angele Mission College, the culinary arts institute offers much more
than cooking; there are variety of majors that are related to cooking, and food management. These
programs prepare students to enter the culinary arts industry as sous chefs, line cooks, restaurant
Taking a course in a culinary institute will help develop one’s skills and knowledge of the
field. Along with the economic depression, the hopes in entering competitive fields like gourmet
cooking are only increasing. Overall enrollment at culinary schools has expanded by about 20% a
year for the past two years, according to the Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities,
a group that represents for-profit schools nationwide. For example, one company, the Career
Education Corp., which operates 17 culinary schools in the U.S., has seen enrollment increase by
more than 46% since 2008, according to company spokesman Mark Spencer.
As Eric Greenspan -rising Food Network star and head chef and owner of the Foundry on
Melrose, a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles- notes; Culinary institutes do a very good job of
tapping into the psyches of wannabe chefs. "Culinary schools sell people on their love of cooking,"
As for the building’s construction; there are many requirements that need to be fulfilled when
designing a culinary institute. For example; the materials used must be fire resistant. A proper,
natural ventilation system is preferred to be installed to allow maximum ventilation inside the
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building. Also emergency exits must be available according to the kitchen locations and closed
areas. These requirements help decrease the risks, also to assure safety of students and campus
building.
2. Chapter Two
2.1 Introduction
This chapter will analyze existing similar projects to identify the capacity, main zones,
trends, space program, and site selection. Based on the chosen case studies a conclusion of the
Figure 1 - Caste Study 1 – Perspective 1 Figure 4 - Case Study 1 – Interior Shot Figure 5 - Case Study 1 – Interior Shot
The University announced the opening of the College of Culinary Arts in 1973, with the
introduction of an Associate Degree program. This program quickly grew to be wildly successful,
and resulted in an educational expansion of the University, and the eventual offering of both two
and four-year programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Food Service Management, and in the
Hospitality fields.
As the University added campuses in other parts of the country, each campus included a
branch of the College of Culinary Arts. Currently there are Associate’s and Bachelor’s programs
2.2.1.2 Facilities
J&W has modern, professional kitchens and facilities for its culinary students. There are
also wine and beverage labs, pastry labs and bakeshops, dining rooms, nutrition labs, and more.
Any facility that is used commercially is available to students studying at J&W. In addition, the
University offers a full range of student services, such as sports, campus housing, campus
activities, culinary clubs and competitions, and more. In the midst of a very college oriented city,
Execute professional cooking techniques and skills needed to produce, present and serve
quality food and beverages utilizing ingredients and flavor profiles of the major world
cuisines.
ingredients and adapting classical and contemporary techniques to yield products that meet
Apply FDA recommended food safety and sanitation principles to food and beverage
products, tools and equipment used throughout the flow of the food and beverage operation.
Implement cost control measures to track goods, services and costs through the cycle of
cost control and to evaluate revenue and expenses and their effect on profitability.
Communicate professionally and exhibit appropriate decision making skills with respect
for individual and team diversity as it applies to the food and service industry.
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First Floor
Baking Labs
Meat Lab
Demonstration Kitchen
Restaurant and Dining
Offices
Services
Wet Storage
Dry Storage
Store Room
Second
Floor Exam Rooms
Offices
Figure 6 - Case Study 1 - Floor Plan 1
Chocolate Pastry Lab
Pastry Technology Lab
Main Electrical Room
Main Mechanical room
Telecom
Third
Floor Faculty Work Station
Reception
Figure 7 - Case Study 1 - Floor Plan 2
Offices
Copy Center
Services
Lobby
Hot Kitchens
Cold Kitchens
Pastry Kitchens
Stock and Sauces
Figure 8 - Case Study 1 - Floor Plan 3
Beverage Lab
Student Kitchen
Student Dining Area
Services
Table 1 - Case Study 1 - Space Program
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Kitchen”. The disadvantage is not having theoretical classes at all; there are no classrooms in the
campus.
Figure 9 - Case Study 2 – Perpective 1 Figure 10 - Case Study 2 – Perspective 2 Figure 11 - Case Study 2 – Perspective 3
Figure 12 - Case Study 2 – Interior Shot Figure 13 - Case Study 2 – Interior Shot Figure 14 - Case Study 2 – Cladding System
arts educational facility, opened in April 2011. It houses eight (8) kitchen/classroom labs such as
the Mission Café, Main Production Kitchen, Modular Kitchen, Bake Shop, Pastry Shop, Garde
Manger Lab, Butchery Lab, and a high tech Demonstration lab with auditorium seating. The new
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kitchen/classroom labs allow students to gain the knowledge and training that will not just give
them a job, but give them an exciting career. The CAI building also houses six (6) lecture
classrooms and an exquisite Executive Fine Dining Room that provides excellent front-of-the-
The Culinary Arts Institute & Eagles’ Landing Student Store consists of classrooms and
laboratories serving the culinary arts department; campus dining facilities; and the student store.
The three-story building is comprised of a partial basement level and two additional levels that
include:
Kitchen equipment Specialty food service laboratories (butcher lab, pantry lab, baking lab,
Serveries.
High reflective white roof and an exterior terra cotta sunscreen system to minimize solar
heat gain.
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Use of low odor and low emission paints, carpeting and finishes to improve overall air
quality.
Basement
Modular Kitchen Lab
Baking Kitchen Labs
Pastry Kitchen Labs
Butcher Kitchen Lab
Machine Room
Locker Rooms
Restrooms and Services
Electrical/Mechanical
Loading Dock
Figure 15 - Case Study 2 - Floor Plan 1
Kitchen Storage
Ground
Floor Faculty Dining
Restaurant
SERVICES
Student Dining
Lobby
Faculty Offices
Production Kitchen
Bookstore
Storage
Restrooms and Services
First Floor Figure 16 - Case study 2 - Floor Plan 2
Lecture Rooms
Class Rooms Storage
Storage
Demonstration Labs Service
s
Faculty Offices
Restrooms and Services
Bookstore
Table 2 - Case Study 2 - Space Program
ZONES
5% Lobby
16% 9% Adminstration
Restaurant
8% Services
16%
Open Area
18%
Library
Practice Kitchen
15%
Classrooms
5% 8% Storage
Figure 21 - Case Study 3 – Interior Figure 22 - Case Study 3 – Perspective 2 Figure 23 - Case Study 3 – Perspective 3
Shot
2.2.3.1 Project Information
Architect: (VAUMM architecture & urbanism) Iñigo García Odiaga, Javier Ubillos, Jon
Status: Built
meets the ground. Unlike most multi-story buildings, visitors arrive through entrances on the upper
Classrooms
Services
Practice
Practice
Services
Practice Services
Practice
Figure 24 - Case Study 3 - Floor Plan 1 Figure 25 - Case Study 3 - Floor Plan 2
Practice
Services Offices
Classrooms Entrance
Services
Figure 26 - Case Study 3 - Floor Plan 3 Figure 27 - Case Study 3 - Floor Plan 4
Practice
Classrooms
Services
Classrooms
ZONES
3% 7%
25% Adminstration
Practice area
Classrooms
45% Services
Open Area
20%
The integration of the outdoor and the indoor areas in the campus.
Main Zones
Adminstration
6%
16% Practice Area
(Kitchens)
3% Classrooms
4%
35%
Services
Amenities
16%
Dorms
3. Chapter Three
3.1 Introduction
This chapter will discuss the project’s user capacity; it will also clarify the zones functional
diagram. A part of the chapter will be the project’s assumptions, and based on that a detailed space
Kitchens Restaurant
Classrooms Labs
Administration
Culinary Faculty Area
Campus
Common
Area
Dorms
Storages
Residential Services
Gym
Waste Disposal
Restaurant
3.3 Standards
Figure 32 - Standards 1
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Figure 33 - Standards 2
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Support 3% 48 Users
Public 5% 80 Users
Space Number of
Description Capacity Area Total Area
Number Spaces
11 IT - 50m2 1 50m2
Female)
3.6.2 Practice Area (Kitchens) and Classrooms – Total Area= 7,140 + 3,264= 10,404m2
Space Number of
Description Capacity Area Total Area
Number Spaces
Female)
Space Number of
Description Capacity Area Total Area
Number Spaces
Space Number of
Description Capacity Area Total Area
Number Spaces
Space Number of
Description Capacity Area Total Area
Number Spaces
7 WC 1 8m2 10 80m2
Number Of
User Type Number of Users Parking Regulation
Parking Lots
3.7 Conclusion
The Culinary Arts Institute can occupy up to 1,600 users. After programming the project and
specifying the areas needed it became much easier to identify the final idea of the project. The
project will hold a horizontal scape with variety of leveling; the common open areas were clarified
as well.
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4. Chapter Four
4.1 Introduction
This chapter will display proposed sites for the project; it will criticize, analyze, and
evaluate each site based on a set of criteria factors. The aim is to reach the most beneficial site that
is suitable for the needs of the project. The site with the maximum advantages will be chosen for
the project.
4.2.1 Accessibility
Site accessibility is one of the most important factors in any project. It determines the ability to
access the site, the surrounding main-roads and sub-roads, and the exact location of a project.
them. This could affect the project majorly in terms of use and targets.
4.2.5 Climate
Climatic analysis visualizes the sun movement as well as the wind direction during the year. This
affects the project in terms of outdoor areas and interior natural ventilation.
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This site is located between Prince Naif Rd, and Prince Abdullah
alFaisal’s St. The site is in the future extension of Jeddah city
(Obhur). It is located within residential, commercial, and
Educational areas. Which makes it an attraction point, and it is
also accessible from multiple main roads.
4.3.1.1.1 Prince Abdullah alFaisal St. Obhur – Accessibility & Urban Context
Site
Education
Residential
Water Features
Commercial
College of Al-Batarji
Site
Maximum Views
Minimum Views
4.3.1.2.1 King Abdulaziz Rd. Al-Nahda Dst. – Accessibility & Urban Context Site
Education
Residential
Water Features
Commercial
Belajio Resort
Madina Road
King AbdulAziz Road
Figure 38 - Site 2 - Accessibility and Surroundings
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4.4
Site
Maximum Views
Minimum Views
Site 1 Site 2
Total Possible
Criteria Prince Abdullah King Abdulaziz Rd.
Points
alFaisal St. Obhur Al-Nahda Dst.
Accessibility 5 4 3
Urban Context 5 3 4
Climate 3 3 1
Visual Interest 2 1 2
Noise 5 5 2
Future Expansion 5 5 5
Total 25 21 17
Table 11 - Site Evaluation
4.5.1 Accessibility:
The site is accessible from two main roads, surrounded by four sub-roads, and it does not have
high density.
The site is surrounded mainly by residential areas, overlooking “AlBatarji Medical College”, and
4.5.3 Climate:
The site is located near the sea shore, so the weather is acceptable, there are wind tunnels passing
The average temperature in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is 28.4 °C (83 °F) and the range of
The warmest average max/ high temperature is 41 °C (106 °F) in June and the coolest
The views are not very important in such project; it can be created artificially within the site
context.
4.5.5 Noise:
The noise level is low surrounding the site, which supports the project type “Educational
Building”.
The possibility of future expansion is very important to this project; many facilities may be added
in the future. The site has many vacant lands surrounding it, and the site’s total area has enough
5 Chapter Five
5.1 Introduction
This chapter will conclude the previous four chapters, identifying the outcomes of each, and
Goal
Our goal is to provide proper education to the art and science of cooking, allowing the
youth and children to have an unforgettable experience with flexible programs that varies
from a single day course to a several years degree!
Mission
Our mission is to create the perfect atmosphere that will allow the young talents to grow
and develop into becoming experts! This will produce a generation that are highly
qualified as chefs, and will increase in the knowledge of enrolled individuals.
Vision
Our vision is to become leaders in the science of cooking and to be the greatest institution
of Cooking in the Middle East.
ZONES
5% Lobby
16% 9% Adminstration
Case Study 1):
Restaurant
Los Angeles Mission 8% Services
16%
Open Area
College Culinary Arts
Library
Institute 18% Practice Kitchen
15% Classrooms
5% 8% Storage
ZONES
3% 7%
Case Study 2): Adminstration
25% Practice area
Gastronomic University
Classrooms
(BASQUE CULINARY Services
45%
Open Area
CENTER)
20%
Main Zones
6%
16% Adminstration
3% Practice Area (Kitchens)
4% Classrooms
Case Studies Conclusion 35%
Services
20% Open Area
Amenities
16% Dorms
Functional
Diagram
Number Of
User Type Number of Users Parking Regulation
Parking Lots
Staff 192 Users Staff/4= 192/4 48
Students 1,280 Users Student/30= 42
Project’s Parking 1,280/30
Lots Support 48 Users Support/5= 48/5 10
Public 80 Users Public/10= 80/10 8
Total Parking Lots 108
Total Parking Area 108x28= 3,024m2
Table 14 - Chapter 3 - Conclusion
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Prince Abdullah
alFaisal St. Obhur.
Proposed Sites
Site 1 Site 2
Criteria Total Possible Points Prince Abdullah King Abdulaziz Rd.
alFaisal St. Obhur Al-Nahda Dst.
Accessibility 5 4 3
Urban Context 5 3 4
Climate 3 3 1
Site Evaluation
Visual Interest 2 1 2
Noise 5 5 2
Future Expansion
5 5 5
Total 25 21 17
Site Arrangements
6 Chapter Six
6.1 Final Project
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