PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED APRESTAURANT

MASTRO’S CITY HALLSTEAK HOUSEScottsdale, Arizona

Mastro’s City Hall Steak House Restaurant is built largely within the footprint of four drive-through lanes constructed for the original bank tenant in this mid-century modernist office building designed by renowned Phoenix area architect Bennie Gonzales. The freeform curved ribbons that define the form of this inviting restaurant is derived from the prominent alternating simple linear window/stucco bans of the existing building; providing both continuity with the office building and a unique identity for the restaurant. Due to the height restrictions imposed by the surrounding existing building and the below grade elevation of the former drive through banking lanes, considerable design effort was devoted to unobtrusively redirect storm water away from flooding this facility while retaining as much interior volume as possible. This large upscale restaurant features a piano lounge, two outdoor patios with fireplaces, chief’s dining room that opens to the kitchen, private group dining room and an intimate dinning lounge. Very talented Scottsdale designer Don Carstens conceived the sumptuous restaurant interiors.

PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED APRESTAURANT

EL PASO BBQGlendale, Arizona

A complete remodel of a former cafeteria style free-standing restaurant, this El Paso restaurant location served as the flagship store for this restaurant group. A stylized wood flume defines the bar area while cow-hide and denim fabric covers all the upholstered seating. Generous outdoor dining patio complete with oversized Rumford fireplace, natural material palette and a large central wood-fired smoker focal-point located in the main dining area provides light-hearted ambience to this delicious Texas style BBQ restaurant.

PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED AP ADAPTIVE REUSE / RESTAURANT

710 NORTH 1st STREETPhoenix, Arizona

Various schematic design studies explore exciting opportunities to transform an existing former print shop located in downtown Phoenix into a destination restaurant. Built primarily of exposed brick with clear-span bow-string trusses the existing interior ‘bones’ of this building were determined to be desirable as is and left alone. The design direction concentrates on updating the building’s drab understated exterior street elevation to attract a future restaurant tenant while providing new outdoor dining areas and signage opportunities. Due to the proximity of the nearby historic Phoenix Westward Ho building, several design proposals explore the use of exposed metal truss elements as a visual reference to the iconic building’s huge rooftop antenna in a place making effort. Photovoltaic shade panels are also featured as a signature green-building focal point design element as well as a shaded second floor rooftop cocktail patio.

PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED AP ADAPTIVE REUSE / RESTAURANT

ALLEY AT PHOENIX PUBLIC MARKETPhoenix, Arizona

Various schematic design studies explore different ways to transform an undistinguished existing building back-alley entrance located near the Phoenix Public Market in downtown Phoenix into an exciting destination urban pub. The design direction concentrates on adding a new focal point shade element to attract a future tenant while providing new outdoor social areas, signage opportunities and support photovoltaic panels. Due to the proximity of the nearby historic Phoenix Westward Ho building, several design proposals explore the use of exposed metal truss elements as a visual reference to the iconic building’s huge rooftop antenna in a place making effort.

PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED AP ADAPTIVE REUSE / RESTAURANT

NE CORNER OF 1st STREET & PIERCEPhoenix, Arizona

Various schematic design studies explore different ways to transform an existing group of attached low-slung CMU masonry buildings in downtown Phoenix into a flexible multi-tenant restaurant location. The design direction concentrates on updating the building’s drab understated exterior street elevation to attract future restaurant tenants while providing new outdoor dining areas and signage opportunities. Due to the proximity of the nearby historic Phoenix Westward Ho building, several design proposals explore the use of exposed metal truss elements as a visual reference to the iconic building’s huge rooftop antenna in a place making effort.

PERRY BECKER - ARCHITECT, LEED APRESTAURANT

SORTIES RESTAURANTPhoenix, Arizona

As a dramatic design variation of the train based diners of the 1950’s, this aeronautical themed restaurant celebrates Arizona’s longtime association with flying by using a decommissioned C-130 Hercules cargo plane as a modern day interpretation of a classic 50’s diner. A large surplus military metal Quonset hut hanger is configured as the main entrance and dining room while the wings provide shade for the outdoor dining patio. While visually compelling the Sorties Restaurant concept never got off the ground!