Student Dining Center

As an inviting and interactive space, a new community college dining center will be an enticing amenity on campus for students and a dynamic tool for recruitment.

Focusing on the concept of sustenance, the design conveys an increased awareness of the process of gathering, preparing, and consuming food with the building reflecting this in three segments. The raw and unadorned receiving mirrors simple food ingredients being gathered. The centrum displays motion, reflecting the act of mixing, cooking, and interacting with prepared food as well as circulation in and out of the building.  Finally, the dining area acts as a presentation piece, displaying the finished product as something of value. The open dining room supports the consuming of food in a social atmosphere, further reinforcing the cycle of food by overlooking natural elements such as a pond and surrounding farm fields. The overall design is ‘plated’ and presented on a circular gathering patio.

The completion of this project will be an impactful communal space for students, faculty, and visitors.