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Ultra V. Diner
Competition Entry
Partners: Gene Han & Gustavo Lopez Mendoza
Date: Summer 2020
Square Diner, Manhattan NYC
Non. Architecture Healing Competition Finalist
The Square Diner, encapsulated what it meant to be a familiar neighborhood staple. With the pandemic sweeping the city, we began to question, how can we retrofit the indoor diner experience while maintaining co-vid 19 protocols?
Ultra.V, breaks down the original diner’s systems of circulation and service providing channels for each to extend into a modular-like scaffold structure above. The diner’s original one-way circulation is subdivided into personalized access routes leading to compartmentalized dining pods. A scaffold is added with a UV-light lift that directly delivers food to each dining pod with minimum contact. Throughout the diner, ultra-violet lights capture the retro diner ambience while continuously sanitizing its surroundings.