Architecture for Humanity, SF
Oakland Food Connection Kitchen Renovation
Design Proposal – Volunteer Posting

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Oakland Food Connection (OFC) is a non-profit organization specializing in food justice in East Oakland communities. OFC is committed to improving the health of Oakland residents and environmental health by providing sources of locally grown, chemical-free produce. The organization looks to improve participant’s health through nutrition education, outdoor physical activity, and increased affordable healthy foods.

http://www.foodcommunityculture.org/

AFH Scope: OFC is a growing organization that will be looking to expand its venture of becoming a community kitchen that supports the East Oakland Community through nutrition classes, catering services, as well as preparing food for farmers markets and other community events.

OFC’s 260sqft kitchen in its current state will not allow for the expected increase in capacity form the organizations projected growth. AFH has been tasked with aiding OFC in designing an alternative to the kitchen by renovating its current space to better support the expected uses of the kitchen.

The scope of this project will be to develop a design proposal illustrating a newly renovated kitchen that better serves the needs of OFC. The proposal will be used to solicit investors as well as other supportive groups in aiding OFC locate funding, a private design firm, and a contractor to renovate the community kitchen. Due to the timeline provided by the current AFH project leader, the scope of this project will not be providing construction documentation. The final deliverable will be a hard copy packet of the design selected by the AFH team and Jason Harvey, OFC. Electronic copies of the design as well as perspective images will also be submitted to help OFC in future marketing and solicitation of OFCs community kitchen.

VOLUNTEER DUTIES
Volunteers will help with generating design iterations through the use of Surveying existing conditions, conceptual diagraming, building code analysis, kitchen design research, documentation, and 2D & 3D modeling.

QUALIFICATIONS
Seeking candidates who are interested in conceptual design as well as renovation and/or installation design. Perfect for architecture college student on summer break.

Must be proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator Photoshop & InDesign
3D Rhino & Rendering Software is a plus!

CONTACT PERSON
Peter Wade
Peter.Wade@SciArc.edu

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