AstraZeneca | Campus Cafeteria Renovation

AstraZeneca’s US headquarters campus cafeteria received a full renovation and expansion to 17,000 SF, allowing the site to serve nearly 6,000 employees and offer a broader range of healthier dining options. Adjacent conference rooms and hotel suites were demolished to enlarge the kitchen footprint and open up new seating capacity.

Heffron self-performed the mechanical scope behind the build-out — new HVAC distribution throughout the seating area, a stainless steel kitchen exhaust duct system with condensate drains routed through occupied areas of the building, and a new dedicated exhaust fan serving the dishwasher station.

Mechanical scope also supported a new 23′ × 11′ walk-in refrigerator with integrated blast chiller, a new dishwasher station, and the relocation of an existing freezer. The defining challenge was keeping the existing cafeteria open and serving employees throughout construction — coordination, phasing, and after-hours tie-ins protected daily food service from start to finish.