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How Covid-19 Changed Restaurant Design – Retail Architect Explains | WIRED

Retail architect Sterling Plenert designs restaurants, and his job got quite a bit more challenging when tasked with designing eateries with COVID restrictions. Sterling explains what the restrictions are and how he designs restaurants within those guidelines. He also looks towards the future of NYC dining and envisions a version of New York with permanent…

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Retail architect Sterling Plenert designs restaurants, and his job got quite a bit more challenging when tasked with designing eateries with COVID restrictions. Sterling explains what the restrictions are and how he designs restaurants within those guidelines. He also looks towards the future of NYC dining and envisions a version of New York with permanent outdoor eating.

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  1. Judy S Hallstrom

    December 30, 2020 at 2:46 am

    This could be a silver lining for every city and town in the US . I’ve spent a great deal if time in other countries and one of the things I love most is the outdoor dining, fewer cars everywhere, and so much more greenery in the busiest cities. Here in the US I always opt for outdoor dining and seek out the places that offer it. This was very interesting and I am impressed with the rapid solutions and thoughtful planning taking place to help restaurants survive, and make cities more beautiful and welcoming!

  2. SmallMediumLarge41

    December 30, 2020 at 3:02 am

    Begs the question: why not just have this all the time?

    • Brian Williams

      December 30, 2020 at 5:28 am

      It sucks when the temperature drops

    • unknown variable

      December 30, 2020 at 11:53 am

      @Brian Williams That’s what heat lamps are for. Basically standard nowadays in The Netherlands, probably most of western Europe.

    • SmallMediumLarge41

      December 30, 2020 at 2:31 pm

      @Brian Williams heat lamps???

  3. ismael toscano

    December 30, 2020 at 5:04 am

    Lol 😆

  4. JustJ

    December 30, 2020 at 5:06 am

    Heres a solution, stop pushing this nonsense and let things go back to normal

  5. zach mink

    December 30, 2020 at 5:17 am

    How about redesigning Target’s and Walmart’s to make them SAFER since they’re open at full capacity.

    • Christopher Qu

      December 30, 2020 at 7:50 am

      That costs a lot of money and time to redo big buildinfs

  6. Clarissa Ciacco

    December 30, 2020 at 7:06 am

    What about traffic? You’re already cutting out a lot of streets

  7. Nano Hawk

    December 30, 2020 at 7:17 am

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  8. gamejaw

    December 30, 2020 at 7:25 am

    or open the country back up because the recession in 10-20 years is already going to bad like people starving bad

  9. Yamil Vera

    December 30, 2020 at 8:04 am

    I love the sound of making nyc green as it should

  10. クイン恵

    December 30, 2020 at 8:55 am

    just put an converted double deck bus in front of the restaurant. those cheap Woods wont go well with fine dining.

  11. Astroch

    December 30, 2020 at 9:09 am

    Isnt this common practice in europe? Why US is lagging behind so hard in everything?

    • theboyt

      January 1, 2021 at 5:42 am

      Say the same about trains

  12. K-DRAMA GOODMORNING SEOUL

    December 30, 2020 at 9:23 am

    Hi! How are you?

    The year 2020 is coming to an end when everyone had a hard time. Good job. I hope the infectious disease will be resolved in the new year and everyone will be healthy and happy.
    Thank you.

    Happy New Year. ^O^

  13. serž

    December 30, 2020 at 9:48 am

    them S’s tho

  14. Antony Tryputen

    December 30, 2020 at 11:05 am

    Check main square krakow restaurants in winter. Their outside spaces have transparent plastic walls and some flame heating standing lamps. So it’s worm, visible and easy

    • Melanie Curtis

      January 5, 2021 at 8:18 pm

      Not if the temperature goes to -25C or more with the windchill.

    • Antony Tryputen

      January 5, 2021 at 9:32 pm

      @Melanie Curtis I guess if this is just a pick condition and not average temperature, more reasonable would be just avoiding using outside dining for that day instead of investing too much in something like overcomplicated outside protection which basically becomes additional building

  15. Dark Warrior

    December 30, 2020 at 11:46 am

    Just wait until everyone drives a Tesla and deadly carbon monoxide gas exhaust is no longer a factor.

  16. anastyb

    December 30, 2020 at 11:59 am

    I think covid or not this guy has the right idea to make dining more enjoyable.

    • Reality_Bites

      January 4, 2021 at 3:50 pm

      Whatever dude

  17. Yiani Zhang

    December 30, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    The state of the world in 2020 and beyond by Daniel Dumbrill.  

  18. Nguyen Quan

    December 30, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    Hey folks, what’s the name of the table he draws on? Thanks

    • Them Ustar Dprin Ce

      December 30, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      Google “LED desk”, or “architect drafting light table” or “artist light box desk”. You’ll see plenty of options.

  19. Ideoform Sun

    December 30, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    More green! I think having linear parks and more trees and plants will be a great improvement! Thin out the dangerous, overcrowded, unhealthy skyscrapers. Limit the height. Let sunlight filter to the street level. Take back the streets for the people. New York needs to reclaim its public spaces. I like having some public benches, public drinking water fountains, and public restrooms. Places to just comfortably sit and people watch.

    Trees provide shade, temperature modification, and beauty. Plants are good for people. The best example of this is that the highest property values and rents are for places that have a view of the park.

  20. Gabe Logan

    December 30, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    Or just end cv bs?

  21. Poll2 Dock

    December 30, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    Who cares what is designed ??
    It won’t improve the dying shithole it’s in!

  22. Poll2 Dock

    December 30, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    In Europe outdoor dining closes in winter. So still no outdoor dining 6 mos a year.

    • H Kr

      December 31, 2020 at 12:14 am

      It doesn’t always. Only with rain or hard winds. Eating outdoors at 5 degrees C is fine as long as you keep the wind out.

    • Rokaq

      December 31, 2020 at 8:29 am

      There’s a pretty handy solution for bad weather. Here in Spain we use a sort of transparent tent with plenty of space to house several tables inside, and with a slight gap between walls as per to allow air to flow. We also have outdoor heaters that use various types of fuel depending on the model (mainly gas or simply electricity), which help to create a warm, cozy environment to dine in, while still being technically outdoors, letting people see you inside as well as looking outside.

      This is a pretty cheap, recursive solution that can turn 6 months a year into 10-12, making it absolutely worth the cost.

  23. Spencer Harder

    December 30, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    Solution: “Contained Environment”
    Problem: Covid loves contained environments.
    See the problem here???

  24. Mehdi Hosseyni

    December 30, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    As a future architect, imo the solution is less cars in cities! Public transportation of course needs to be efficient for something like that to be implemented, but cars take up way too much space

    • TBM

      December 31, 2020 at 7:57 am

    • Jose Echevarria

      January 1, 2021 at 6:14 pm

      Less car is not the solution. You just can not wipped out something to fix something bc you will create other problems. Car is a way of transportation today day, you have to figure out how to deal with it.

    • Melanie Curtis

      January 5, 2021 at 8:16 pm

      How do you grocery shop for a family of 6 without cars? Especially in winter.

  25. Garmii Garmii

    December 30, 2020 at 11:32 pm

    Helped me helped my family we are poor and I want to change our life, funded my transport project in my country please

  26. J Shepin

    December 31, 2020 at 2:39 am

    someone heard Louis Rossman’s cries

  27. zootherius

    December 31, 2020 at 4:17 am

    F this sellout “architect” exterior designer.

  28. SmittyNo1

    December 31, 2020 at 6:54 am

    Plenert the planner. Fitting name.

  29. franco luis sotomayor

    December 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Muy buen segmento

  30. Kenta Neary

    December 31, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    Deblasio and Cuomo are clowns, totally incompetent

  31. theboyt

    January 1, 2021 at 5:39 am

    Congrats to the Director and Producers of this video. Very well produced 👏👏

  32. Faces of Hollywood

    January 1, 2021 at 5:39 am

    Congrats to the Director and Producers of this video. Very well produced 👏👏

  33. Trap Soul

    January 1, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    You gotta feel for cities like Los Angeles who’s politicians have shut down all lower and middle class businesses and haven’t even allowed outdoor dining while the rich stay open and get richer meanwhile their cases are off the charts.

  34. Flux City

    January 2, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    Even though this is focused on New York, we in Detroit are thinking through these exact same challenges. Great video.

  35. themittymak

    January 2, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    i heard business owners not only have to pay rent for the building but now rent for the space outside. it’s a money grab.

  36. 海外のSさん

    January 3, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    I’m not a dine out person and just curious if people could just not dine out? I mean, can someone please help me understand if it’s really necessary to dine out, at all?

  37. Hussain Mirahmadi

    January 3, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    get rid of cars . they make urban experience disgusting .

    • Melanie Curtis

      January 5, 2021 at 8:17 pm

      How do you grocery shop for a family of 6 then?

    • Teodora Brinza

      January 7, 2021 at 7:00 am

      @Melanie Curtis girl no-one is gonna take your car. He said to reduce the usage of cars. And u don’t have to go all 6 of u shopping with 3 cars. It could be 2 people shopping for the family using one car. U r are very close minded

    • Hussain Mirahmadi

      January 9, 2021 at 11:28 pm

      @Melanie Curtis a good urban design distributes goods and services in a way you would only need foot or at most the subway to reach them . problem of America is that the interest of the capitalist is prior to the interest of the public . and the interest of the capitalist is in maximizing consumption rather than creating a beautiful and healthy life for the public .

  38. Sheree Rockdaschel

    January 7, 2021 at 4:40 am

    And that is a terrible shame on America. People get the flu and they die also so what are we gonna hide the rest of our lives because there’s a virus out there. We weren’t meant to live in fear. People just wash your hands. That’s how we stop the spread. use the restroom you wash your hands. Wash your hands throughout the day. I have seen so many people go use the restroom and not wash their hands that’s just disgusting. And these restaurants deserve to be open they have families they have bills they have to pay. let these people open their businesses.

  39. Sagacious Eagle

    January 10, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    Haven’t seen underground restaurants/cafe yet? When the weather is cold it makes sense.

  40. crazedmonk

    January 10, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    $128 price tag for a mixed berry granola bar? what kind of nonsense.

  41. Patrick Star

    January 11, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    Love the video!

  42. ZELLOUS

    January 11, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    Just say screw it’s let’s all get covid and we’ll be fine

  43. Devra Baxter

    January 20, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    I love that idea of a more ‘green’ NYC. The concepts pieces were absolutely beautiful!

  44. Pluff Mud

    January 22, 2021 at 3:46 pm

    No one eats on the Champs Élysée! That’s where car sales are.
    Try side streets nearby
    Or around the opera
    Rue St. Germaine, Avé Victor Hugo,etc

  45. Sue Sue

    January 23, 2021 at 11:17 am

    Hello New-Yorkers! Are restaurants open these days? Thanks

  46. Erica Fahrlender

    January 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    So neat

  47. Koala Man

    January 27, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    Title should be “how fear of a virus ruined America’s economy and caused hundreds of thousands of small businesses that didnt have the money to conform to shut down” nice shilling wired

  48. BIANNCA'S RETARD STRENGTH

    January 29, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    So ur the reason y i have nowhere to park

    • Henry Rinehart

      January 29, 2021 at 5:54 pm

      So you and your car are the reason I can’t…. be safe. have healthy retail businesses. breathe clean air. ride my bike safely. walk safely. talk to my neighbors. play stickball.
      Maybe you should sell your car, get a beautiful e-bike, put thousands of dollars in savings, and take a bus.

  49. Henry Rinehart

    January 29, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    Get real American cities. Cars are the new cigarettes. Everyone wants one. Everyone looks good using one. They are literally killing us, our property values, and our businesses.
    Cars, you can live without them if you live in a city. Sell your car. Buy a top line e-bike with a trailer. Take a bus or subway. Pocket thousands of dollars. Breathe clean air. Meet your neighbors. Fall in love.

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