Architect: Yianna Bouyioukou with John Wyka Architecture
Location: Chino, California
Size: 5,000 sq. ft.
Program: A new restaurant with an outdoor patio and drive through lane.

Andys Restaurant serves as the new home for a second‑generation family business dating from the 1950s. For this fast/casual restaurant, the clients desired a clean and modern design to set themselves apart from their competitors.

The design divides the project between the kitchen and other back‑of‑house operations and two very open public areas.

Floor‑to‑ceiling storefront windows border the dining room on three sides, allowing it to open to the surrounding neighborhood during the daytime. At night, the dining room becomes a warm and inviting “lantern” that beckons customers inside. An open‑air dining patio lies immediately to the west of the dining room.

In contrast, solid walls clad in ridged fiber cement panels enclose the back‑of‑house areas, creating a sense of solidity and permanence. A long horizontal roof unifies the patio, dining room, and kitchen, tying the overall composition together.