The RCS Team

Before designing over 450 restaurants and over 1,200 food service facilities over the last 22 years, Lu’s career in Hospitality Design began in 1980 at Western International Hotels (now known as Westin Hotels), where he was a staff Interior Designer for four years. This after graduating from the very highly rated College of Architecture at Arizona State University in 1979, with a BDS Bachelor of Design Science in Interior Architecture and Design. Lu has also taken graduate courses in Lighting Design.

Lu gained invaluable insight and experience after he left Westin Hotels, and for the next 12 years was the Head Interior Architectural Designer in the Contract Design Departments of The Brodie/Dohrman Co. (8yrs) and Bargreen/Ellingson (4 years Seattle Branch)

Lu then joined Connell Design Group. Lu, as Principal for Hospitality Facilities (4 years) where he was heavily involved with a new Owner and two other Principals in growing the firm from (8) to (20) staff in approximately two years. During this time Lu’s Hospitality Design Studio grew from one to as many as four staff members while he was involved with helping re-brand the firm; developing design and CAD standards for his studio and marketing development.

Over the past 22 plus years, Lu has been involved with all aspects of the hospitality design industry and has also written hospitality design related articles for publications including Hospitality News.

Today, Lu shares his hospitality design expertise and knowledge with RCS clients who want to design new from the ground up or remodel existing facilities for: Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs, Casinos, Private Clubs, Corporate Cafeterias and all types of food service facilities.

RCS designs and carries out hospitality design programs for hospitality businesses across the United States and Canada.

RCS’s Hospitality Design expertise includes: strategic consulting, site assessment and due diligence, prototype design and adaptation, theme design, interior design, food service planning and specifications, custom foodservice and architectural millwork design, custom foodservice stainless steel design, lighting design and specifications, project budgeting, construction documentation and specifications, construction administration and project management.

Restaurant Coaching Solutions’ distinct advantage over other Hospitality Design Firms is that we have in-depth knowledge and relationships with food service equipment reps; custom millwork shops; custom stainless steel fabricators; booth and furniture manufacturers; and other resources for direct purchasing and cost savings for our clients. This advantage is afforded to all RCS Design Services clients at no additional cost, but is part of the value added services that we offer.

To find out what RCS Design Services can do for you, contact us at 877-535-2324 or by email at Services@RestaurantCoachingSolutions.com.

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