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Class of 1953 Commons

Class of 1953 Commons Site Plan


Project at a Glance

Type Of Project:

 

Dining Hall, New Construction

Gross Square Footage:

 

34,000

Estimated Construction Cost:

 

$16,900,000

Start of Construction:

 

TBD

Estimated Occupancy:

 

TBD

Architects:

 

Moore Ruble Yudell and Bruner/Cott

Construction Manager:

 

TBD

 

The Class of 1953 Commons will provide a dining center for the North Campus appropriate to the expanding population of that sector of campus. The new facility will feature:

  • Seating in the main dining hall for 250 persons.
  • Additional seating for outdoor dining on the south terrace.
  • Servery and kitchen support facilities to accommodate 500 meals served per hour.
  • Servery designed to allow either "a la carte" or "fixed price all-you-can-eat" formats.
  • Administrative Offices on the second floor for the Office of Residential Life.
  • Social/ gathering space on the second floor for graduate students.
  • Large (750 nasf) Conference/Presentation/Meeting Room, located in the upper level of the "tower" on the south elevation of the building.
  • Open green space on the south side of the building (140' x 170' lawn)
  • Modifications to parking lots and roads in the precinct, to provide efficient access and to minimize parking loss.
  • Implementation of sustainable kitchen operations to include extensive composting, oil reclamation, recycling, and efficient ware washing.
  • Adherence to rigorous building performance standards for thermal barriers, highly efficient mechanical systems and lighting systems.

 

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Last Updated: 3/12/08