Reach For Your Potential

About the Project

Iowa City, IA

Daycare Kitchen

373 sq ft

2026 Year

Project Team

Luke Green

Luke Green

Solutions Engineer

Marion, IA

tyson shultz headshot

Tyson Schultz

Project Manager

Marion, IA

Reach for Your Potential commercial kitchen

Our Involvement

Rapids Contract & Design partnered with Reach for Your Potential to design and equip a small, dedicated prep and serving kitchen within their daycare facility. Our in-house team designed the space, then handled equipment procurement, installation, and a full smallwares package to get the kitchen fully operational.

The project team included Solutions Engineer Luke Green and Designer Alyssa, who led the design effort, alongside Project Manager Tyson Schultz and Account Manager Hunter Bell, who managed the smallwares package.

A key challenge on this project was working within an existing building that featured concrete walls and ceilings on the lower level, where removing or relocating walls would have been cost-prohibitive. The design team adapted the kitchen layout to fit within the existing room footprint while still meeting functional needs. The commercial exhaust system required close coordination across the design team to specify the correct hood, route ductwork to code, and properly locate the exhaust fan and dedicated makeup air unit.

The completed kitchen now gives Reach for Your Potential a fully functional prep and serving space, purpose-built to fit within the constraints of their existing facility.

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Equipment Highlights

The kitchen was outfitted with a full range of commercial equipment tailored to the space's compact footprint, including a residential range and 60" gas range with griddle, a wall-mounted recirculating hood with built-in fire suppression, and a ventless door-type dishwasher for efficient cleanup without exterior venting requirements. Additional equipment included a walk-in cooler/freezer complex, milk dispenser, commercial microwaves, custom stainless steel worktables and dishtables, and wall-mounted shelving throughout.

  • Accurex wall-mount recirculating hood w/ fire suppression
  • Southbend 60" gas range w/ griddle
  • CMA ventless door-type dishwasher
  • Kolpak walk-in cooler/freezer complex
  • Silver King milk dispenser
  • Custom John Boos stainless steel worktables & dishtables
  • ACP commercial microwaves

LET'S FIND YOUR SOLUTION

Rapids Contract & Design serves the United States with locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. Our experts are ready to assist with your foodservice needs—contact us for support, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM CST.