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CASE STUDIES

Michigan dining outdoors, under cover

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PROJECT DATA
CLIENT
Restaurant franchisee,
name withheld
FABRICATION/DESIGN
Awning and Sign Contractors
(ASC), Angola, Ind.
FABRIC
Clear vinyl, 20-gauge

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n the autumn of 2020, while Michigan was
experiencing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases,
the governor and the Michigan Department of
Health and Human Services put in place a threeweek ban on indoor dining in restaurants. To
keep their doors open, many Detroit restaurants
turned to tents, heaters and other ways to
extend their outdoor dining options.
According to state orders, says T. Michael
Armstrong, marketing director at Awning and
Sign Contractors (ASC), Angola, Ind., " Small
tents or plastic igloos for 'single-groups of
six people or less from one household are
permitted.' The state calls these transparent
geodesic domes 'igloos'! " Trouble is, says
Armstrong, the domes are rather limiting in
height and ASC's client, a restaurant franchisee
group in southeast Michigan, wanted something
more elegant and with adequate headroom.
He explains, " Our structures are a 12-feet by
12-feet structure, with an 8-feet-3-inch-high
ceiling, 10-feet overall height, and are made for
just six or less people, as required. We decided

a gabled roof was the appropriate design, due
to the cold Michigan winters. " The frame is all
mill finished aluminum. Sidewalls are ¼-inch
polycarbonate panels, and roof panels are
20-gauge clear fire-retardant vinyl. The roof
is constructed with staple groove extruded
aluminum rafters, mechanically fastened flat
stock to the frame after the vinyl roof panels
are installed, to help clean up the edges and
appearance. This also minimizes any shrinking
or expanding the vinyl might do as the
temperature swings.
ASC created two dining structures and
delivered them to a lakeside restaurant in a
north Detroit suburb. A nice feature of ASC's
design is the entry/exit door, which includes
door sweep, piano hinges, handle and kick plate.
The outdoor dining structure is also fitted with
electrical hookups inside for exit lights and
a ceiling fan to assist with airflow. Naturally,
heating elements are included, because, says
Armstrong, " Per customers' request, it's cold
in Michigan this time of year! " 


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