Unchanged since its original design and construction, Randolph-Macon College sought to improve food serving efficiency and increase capacity for its aging dining hall.
Leveraging input from college stakeholders and food service providers, our higher education team established a three-phase improvement plan, which began with replacing and relocating the kitchen’s outdated dishwasher with a new energy-efficient unit. Layout and design planning followed soon after, yielding a reorganized and open servery area that can quickly accommodate hungry students with hectic schedules.
Client
Randolph-Macon College
Location
Ashland, Virginia
Total Project Cost
$3 M
Project Type
Student Hospitality
Completed
2021
Size
12,500 sq. ft.
Services
Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Interior Design, Civil/Site Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing Engineering
Key Contact
Kenneth Mayer
The dining hall renovation also included a 2,500 sq. ft. addition that created much needed seating space. Design goals focused on enhancing the overall ambiance, achieved by all-new furnishings and table-to-ceiling windows that look out over the campus’ central gathering courtyard.
Completion of the first two phases of the dining hall renovation transformed this dining environment into a multi-functional hub for eating and socializing and has become an important asset for student recruitment. Plans for the final phase are slated for 2023.
Photographer: Sterling E. Stevens
