Food Pantry and Distribution Center

Overview

Prime Architects designed a CARES Act-funded food distribution facility for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Clinton, Oklahoma. Part of the building runs as a grocery store for tribal members. It also holds a food reserve for supply shortages and a teaching space for meal-preparation classes.

Technical Scope

  • Architecture/Interiors: Grocery-store sales area for food and household items. Food stock held in reserve for supply shortages. Training area sized for a large meal-preparation class. Layout planned for COVID-19 prevention and response.
  • Structural: Tornado shelter for building occupants.
  • Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical: MEP design by Moxify Engineering.
  • Civil/Site: Site civil design by Red Plains.

Outcome

Construction completed 2021.

Project Data:

  • Client / agency: Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (funded by the CARES Act of 2020)
  • Location: Clinton, OK
  • Size: 7,779 SF
  • Construction cost: Undisclosed
  • Completed: Design 2020 / construction 2021
  • Project type: New construction
  • Prime Architects role: Prime architect; project management, architecture, planning, interior design
  • Design team: Red Plains (civil); 360 Engineering Group, PLLC (structural); Seam Consulting (interior design); Moxify Engineering (MEP)

Relevant If Your Project Involves:

  • Food distribution
  • Grocery / retail layout
  • Emergency food reserve
  • Tornado shelter
  • Tribal facilities

Project Category:

Part of our Texas and regional government architecture work. See the full market page for related projects, standards and how we team on this type of facility.