Architecture and MEP under one roof for a multi-vendor food hall — no coordination gaps.
For a food court on Bellaire Boulevard in Houston's Asiatown corridor, QD Design provided combined architecture and MEP design under one contract — including additional-space programming, 2D shop drawings, and 3D renderings used for leasing and financing presentations. Restaurant food halls concentrate multiple Type I kitchen hoods, grease lines, and heavy electrical loads in one shell; designing architecture and MEP together let the team resolve hood shaft routing, structural penetrations, and tenant electrical metering without cross-firm coordination delays. The project cleared multiple City of Houston plan-review cycles, with code responses spanning UPC 2021, IBC 2021, and NFPA 96.
Project Facts
- Location: Houston, TX
- Project type: Restaurant
- Size: Multi-tenant food hall
- Scope: Architecture + MEP design, 2D shop drawings, 3D renderings
- Jurisdiction / plan review: City of Houston DSD
- Code basis: IBC 2021, UPC 2021, UMC, NFPA 96
Key Systems Designed
- Kitchen exhaust and makeup air for multiple food vendors
- Grease waste and interceptor coordination
- Electrical distribution for high-density kitchen equipment
- Dining-area HVAC and lighting
Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed the Multi-Tenant Food Court project?
QD Design, a HUB-certified architecture and MEP engineering firm based in Cypress, Texas, provided architecture + mep design, 2d shop drawings, 3d renderings for this restaurant project in Houston, TX.
What codes applied to this restaurant project?
The design was produced under IBC 2021, UPC 2021, UMC, NFPA 96, with plan review by City of Houston DSD.
Does QD Design handle similar restaurant projects?
Yes. QD Design provides architecture and MEP engineering for restaurant projects across Texas (Houston, Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, San Antonio) and in Florida and Minnesota. Send your floor plan for a fee proposal within one business day.
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Planning a restaurant project in Houston or anywhere in Texas? QD Design delivers architecture and sealed MEP engineering under one contract. Send us your floor plan — you’ll get a fee proposal within one business day.