[MassHistPres] Ventilation for restaurant in LHD

[jdianeol at aol.com]

 Not sure if this would be an answer for your situation or not, but have you considered an architectural concealment that would be sympathetic to the historic building and setting? I'm thinking something along the lines of an entry vestibule (framed & clad or lattice), a small kitchen ell (closet sized), or a stealth fabrication of a "heavier scale masonry oven/chimney" that could be mimicked in fiberglass for easy install & reduced cost. (example images can be found on the web such as at this site... I don't know the firm, it's just the 1st one with images that sort of fit the moment... after the requisite "www." then enter the following << stealthconcealment.com/stealth-resources/stealthskin/ >> leaving out the leading & concluding <<  >>)

This last option might be the most gentle to the existing historic building fabric and, if you're going to have a cafe and ventilator, it provides an option to keep the historic and blend in the visual impact of modern necessity from the street.

Diane Oliver-Jensen, rla, LEED A.P.
West Brookfield



 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michele P. Barker <mpbarker at preservationmass.org>
To: masshistpres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Fri, Jan 10, 2014 9:23 am
Subject: [MassHistPres] Ventilation for restaurant in LHD



Hello, all,
 
I’ve received a question about a situation with a café that is going to be created in an 1840’s Greek Revival old country store on a corner lot in a local historic district. The kitchen will be located on the side street façade of the building, and a ventilation unit for the stoves and such will go through one of the windows on that façade. Because of the way the building is configured, the kitchen cannot be ventilated to the rear of the building, so the ventilation unit will be visible from the side street. The organization doing the project wants to do the ventilation in the least obtrusive way possible, and is looking for examples that they might use for models. If anyone can suggest some examples for them, it would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks!
 
Michele
 

Michele P. Barker
Circuit Rider
617-999-3256
mpbarker at preservationmass.org
Preservation Massachusetts
www.preservationmass.org
Old City Hall
45 School Street
Boston, MA 02108



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