Bob Hope Dining Facility
Client

      US Military

Challenge

      Immediate requirement for a 50,000 sq. ft. dining facility to be located in Baghdad, Iraq. Must be engineered to withstand            temperatures in excess of 120F as well as frequent high wind sand storms.

Solution

      88.6' wide by 500' long Sprung Structure

Time-line

      Delivery Time – Delivery 4 weeks from order. Construction Time – 30 days.

Results

    This Sprung structure was named the “Bob Hope Dining Facility”, in appreciation for his decades of service to generations of      US soldiers deployed in combat. Serves 32, 000 meals a day, providing the troops with a bright clear spacious interior. The            Sprung membrane tensioning system provides an airtight “Sandstorm Proof” solution that functions exceptional well in desert       environments. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to the Bob Hope Dining Facility on Thanksgiving Day, 27                 November 2003. After the war, the Sprung structure was relocated and reconfigured into three different units measuring 88.6’         wide x 206’ long and two 88’6 wide x 118’ long. The relocatable design of the Sprung structure provides long term value for           multi-use applications.

This Sprung Structure Features

    Tan exterior membrane.
    Aluminum substructure.
    Seating for 3,100.
    Food service prep area.
    Refrigeration
    Rest rooms.
    Air conditioning.
    9 double personnel doors.
    2 side sliding cargo doors.