Walk-In Wooden Cooler
Client’s vison was for classic walk-in wooden cooler (refrigerator / freezer): custom, all wood, The ‘kla-klunk’ sound made when ref doors close… was a descriptor for its ‘feel’. Walk-in to restock, outter access doors to kitchen for convenience.
Project Details
Location:
Maine
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Builder:
Photography:
Winkelman
Recognition
Building Materials
Salvaged heart pin/heated glass/steel/neoprene
Design Concepts
Traditional in appearance – but contemporary in performance: heated jambs (elim condensation, freezing), heated glass (elim condensation), access doors with embedded steel frame (skinned with wood) for endurance, stability, resawn recycled heart-pine inside and out, antiqued hardware (new), water cooled and remotely located condensers for quiet operation, chilled bottled water spigot, special ‘super-chilled’ compartment loads from interior with soda and beer.
Located in a ‘non-conditioned’ summer camp kitchen (where it might be 80 degrees and humid, cooking pasta) with an adjacent freezer door (keeping ice cream hard) with glass. No small feat. Mechanical engineers were very patient.
