What Are Lunch Buildings and Break-Area Structures?
Lunch buildings and break-area structures are temporary facilities designed to provide comfortable spaces for workers to dine and relax during breaks. These structures are essential for large construction projects, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and mine sites. They can range from open-air lunch buildings to fully enclosed, temperature-controlled break-area structures, ensuring a suitable space for workers to rest and recharge, regardless of weather conditions.
A temperature-controlled 30’ x 90’ lunch building from Alaska Structures® is used for a large data center construction project.
Lunch Buildings and Break-Area Structures from Alaska Structures®
Lunch buildings and break-area structures from Alaska Structures® are superior to typical party fabric buildings, as they are engineered to meet area-specific wind and snow loads required by local and International Building Code (IBC) standards for safety. Unlike non-engineered structures that must be taken down during inclement weather, our fabric buildings remain secure, allowing workers to focus on tasks without the hassle of repeated setups and takedowns.
Our extensive range of tensioned fabric building models allows organizations to choose and easily configure the size and features to meet their specific lunch building and break-area needs. For open-air structures, options include roll-up side curtains with windows, screens, various entryways, and end panel configurations. For fully enclosed structures, we offer complete systems, including insulation, HVAC, power and lighting, windows, and doors to create a comfortable work environment.
Our industrial lunch buildings and break-area structures can accommodate small crews of 10 people to large groups of up to 5,000 people. With vast experience providing turnkey camp solutions for remote mining, construction, and oil and gas projects, Alaska Structures® can deliver complete lunch buildings and break-area solutions, including tables and chairs, modular flooring systems, generators, and fuel storage solutions. Our fabric buildings can be configured to connect to containerized kitchen facilities for onsite meal preparation, serving areas, and cold storage facilities.
Engineered to meet local codes and the International Building Code (IBC)
Reduced logistics, rapid installation and easy relocation
Weatherproof structures for protecting people and equipment
Designed to withstand extreme conditions anywhere in the world
Permanent or Temporary Lunch Buildings
Engineered fabric buildings from Alaska Structures® are versatile and designed to meet permanent and temporary requirements for lunch buildings and break-area structures. Our tensioned fabric structures can be anchored directly to a level ground surface, saving on pre-construction site work costs and time. Additionally, our lunch structures can be anchored to concrete pads or asphalt or securely held in place using our ballast frame system, allowing our buildings to meet codes without a foundation requirement!
The portable nature of our tensioned membrane structures allows them to be easily moved or relocated as project needs change. Installation is quick and efficient compared to traditional building methods or pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMBs). An open-air lunch building or break-area structure, such as the 21’ x 20’ WeatherPort® Jubilee Series™, can be installed in as little as 30 minutes with a trained crew of four. A fully enclosed, temperature-controlled structure, like the 80’ x 100’ DAGB Series™, can be installed in as few as 14 days.
