Restaurant Buildout Architect in Phoenix & Mesa
Shade Architects designs restaurant and café buildouts across Mesa, Phoenix, and the East Valley. A restaurant tenant improvement carries code and coordination demands that a typical retail space doesn't — and we handle them, producing permit-ready drawings that satisfy both the building department and the health department.
From a vacant shell to an operating kitchen, we plan the front- and back-of-house, coordinate the specialized systems a commercial kitchen requires, and keep the project moving toward opening day.
What a restaurant TI involves
Kitchen layout and workflow, walk-in and storage planning, and front-of-house seating and accessibility.
Coordination of hood, grease-duct, make-up air, and exhaust with the mechanical consultant.
Grease interceptor, plumbing, and gas coordination, plus the finishes and assemblies health codes require.
Occupancy, egress, and restroom counts driven by seating and assembly use.
Dual review, handled
Restaurants answer to both building and health-department review. We assemble a coordinated set that addresses both tracks, reducing the back-and-forth that delays openings.
Our team has delivered retail and food-service projects in the Phoenix metro, including work for established local operators, and understands what these buildouts need to clear review and get built.
Frequently asked questions
Do you coordinate the commercial kitchen and hood design?+
Yes. We coordinate the kitchen layout with the mechanical consultant's hood, grease-duct, and make-up-air design, along with plumbing and gas, so the documents are complete for both building and health review.
Can you convert a retail or office space into a restaurant?+
Yes. That is a change-of-occupancy tenant improvement. We perform the code analysis and prepare the permit set to bring the space up to the requirements for food-service use.
Where do you design restaurant buildouts?+
Across the Phoenix metro — Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Glendale, and Maricopa County.
Ready to start your project?
Tell us about your space and goals. Shade Architects responds within one business day.
Related services
- Tenant ImprovementsPermit-ready TI drawings for retail, restaurant, office, medical, and fitness spaces across the Phoenix metro.
- Retail BuildoutsRetail and showroom tenant improvements and shell-to-suite buildouts across the Phoenix metro.
- Building Permit DrawingsPermit-ready construction documents and submittal packages for jurisdictions across the Phoenix metro.