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PROJECT OF DISTINCTION NEW CONSTRUCTION
Rocky Top
Dining Hall
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE, TENN.
THE NEW ROCKY TOP DINING HALL facility serves as the student “living room” as part of the West Campus Redevelopment Plan. The design team integrated a progressive food preparation strategy supporting a 1,200-seat dining hall with nine distinct food platforms, generous outdoor dining options, campus bakery, Chick-fil-A restaurant and convenience store – all woven within the prerequisite campus “Collegiate Gothic” architectural vocabulary.
The prime directive for the facility was to provide a 24/7 accessible link from the dormitories at the higher elevation of West Campus, down to the Johnson Ward Pedestrian Mall, and on to classes and recreation facilities to the south and east. As students pass through the building, linking the residential courtyard and the pedestrian mall, they are enticed by the availability of convenient, freshly cooked meals throughout the day.
The building provides four open and airy, yet card-secured, dining rooms allowing users full access to all food platforms on two levels. The principal dining room features a 50-foot vaulted ceiling with exposed brick chimney and fireplace with lounge seating, while additionally offering an intimate outdoor dining balcony overlooking an even more generous dining terrace with a sunroom enjoying views of western skies.
ARCHITECT
JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE INC. PARTNER IN CHARGE - DESIGN: DARYL JOHNSON, AIA; PARTNER IN CHARGE - PRODUCTION: RICK FRIEL, AIA,;
PROJECT DESIGNER: BRIAN PITTMAN
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR
ANDREW P. POWERS, AIA, CAMPUS ARCHITECT
COMPLETION DATE
05/28/2021
DESIGN CAPACITY
3,000
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
33,805
GROSS AREA OF BUILDING
87,328 SQ. FT.
SPACE PER PUPIL
65 SQ. FT.
SITE SIZE
2.5 ACRES
COST PER STUDENT
$1,528.28
COST PER SQ. FT.
$487.09
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
$42,536,271.11
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