Community · 1,277 sq ft

A gathering space for community cooking and learning.

A teaching kitchen: a long island with stools, a range under a steel hood, double ovens, pots hanging over the island and steel fridges

An imagined scene, not a photo: The Atrium is under construction now.

Ideas for this room

  • Cook a meal for neighbors in need
  • A class with a local chefEight to ten cooks at a time
  • Bake bread from scratchFloor mixer to double oven

Why it’s here

1,277square feet

A hands-on culinary studio designed for intimate classes of 8–10 participants, building confidence, creativity, and real-world culinary skills. From cooking classes and lessons with local chefs to preparing meals for neighbors in need, students and community members can learn new techniques, explore culinary careers, and experience how food can bring people together.

On the floor

The kit

  1. Chef demonstration station
  2. Central kitchen island
  3. Student workstations
  4. Tilting skillet
  5. Double oven
  6. Three six-burner range
  7. Floor-standing mixer
  8. Refrigeration and pantry storage

Name this room

Sponsors are building The Atrium room by room. Yours, your family’s or your company’s name can go on this one, and on every class, project and good day that happens in it.