How does the bar design process really work? In this video I'm going to answer
the often asked question of 'How we're able to design bars without visiting the
construction site'. Coming up!
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No doubt about it, the Internet has made doing
business much more efficient. Nowadays, we pay our bills without the need for
checks or the US Postal Service.
Amazon has become the world's largest retailer
and we order dinner and cab rides from our phones.
Certainly, we've all become more trusting of technology,
but brand trust has been critical as well.
Given all of the above, why shouldn't bar design
offer people a similar advantage?
The answer is:'It already does'!
We're definitely in-step with technology and in case
you're unaware, we're building public trust by
being near- or at the top of nearly every search category in our vertical on
Google and YouTube!
We've also earned the respect and trust of numerous owners and architects.
Technology and teamwork has enabled us
to bypass the costly site visit. People's acceptance of e-commerce has certainly
helped us get to this point, but the question remains:
'How does the bar design process work'?
Let me explain, as we have many options.
The most common method we use to design commercial bars begins with the
architects' electronic AutoCAD file, shown here. When an architect has already
drawn a building and provided us with the general area for the intended bar,
shown here and here, our job becomes very easy.
The next most-common method is a scaled plan of the
existing building - a PDF, as our next-best document
for commencing the bar design, as shown here.
#3. A hand-drawn sketch is our next most-reliable method.
Believe it or not, the sketch shown here was the
starting point for one of our recent bar equipment
designs. The hand-drawn sketch is fairly common
and easy to implement. Obviously, the subject sketch
didn't provide much information, but at least it
was a solid starting point. I was also
given these photos of the bar die, which had already been constructed.
These provided a sense of the approximate layout.
In situations such as these, I generally prepare
my own sketch, as shown here
and requested that the owner's general contractor
confirm the measurements that I labeled A, B, C, D and
so forth. The next day the general contractor sent me an email with the
information I needed and I was on my way.
Subsequently, I was then able to move
ahead and complete the bar design shown in this plan,
as follows: 1). Bar equipment plan,
2). ADA accommodation, shown here and here.
3). Architectural section views, shown here, bar equipment schedule, shown here,
bar top sizes, shown here, and
manufacture's equipment cut sheets, as shown here,
in this PDF layout.
As you can see, we have many proven methods
for establishing the size and all necessary
details of your new bar.
Given our tools and experience, we can complete nearly any bar design without a
site visit. See you next time!