Central Connecticut State University

To accommodate the addition of a new $82.3 million, eight-story, 220,000 square foot residence hall, Crabtree McGrath Associates designed the foodservice component of a new dining hall adjacent to Central Connecticut State University’s existing residential buildings. This innovative foodservice facility allows the campus to support an increase in on-campus students resulting from the residence hall expansion. The standalone $10.3 million, 22,000 square foot foodservice dining facility includes areas for food preparation and serving and accommodates dining for approximately 1,200 residents.

The multi-level addition embraces the area’s topographic realities with receiving, storage and employee support located on the upper level, and the kitchen, servery, and seating areas assigned to the lower ground level. The market-style servery offers an array of dining platforms to include three, on-demand cooking venues, as well as several hot and cold offering service points.

Each food station permits staffing level changes and can easily adapt to trends and serving preferences. Organized into three distinct spaces, the 520-seat dining area allows for flexibility and orderly control of traffic-born noise. One dining area transforms into a meeting space, complete with audiovisual support and lighting controls, and an outdoor patio and seating area provides for outdoor dining and meeting spaces in warmer months.

FACILITY: Student Dining Hall

OPENING DATE: Fall 2015

FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT PACKAGE COST: $1.825 million

ARCHITECT: Tai Soo Kim Partners

SERVERY SQUARE FOOTAGE: 3,900 sq. ft.

BACK OF HOUSE SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,900 sq. ft.

TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE: 16,200 sq. ft.

MEALS SERVED PER DAY: 3,000 (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

FEATURED SERVERY STATIONS: Grill, Pasta, Pizza, Deli, Stir-fry, International, Breakfast, Allergy-Friendly, Soups, Salads, and Desserts

ARKANSAS

Pulaski Technical College, Academic Building, Little Rock
Philander Smith College, Student Center, Little Rock

CONNECTICUT

Central Connecticut State University, Dining Hall, New Britain
Western Connecticut State University, Berkshire Hall, Danbury

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky, Lower Concourse Catering Facility, Lexington

MAINE

Bowdoin College, Brunswick

MARYLAND

McDaniel College, Westminster
Salisbury State University, Powell Commons, Salisbury

MASSACHUSETTS

Babson College, Collider Café, Wellesley
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
Framingham State University, Framingham

Harvard Law School, Harkness Commons, Cambridge
Harvard Business School, Baker Library, Cambridge
Holy Cross, Dining Hall, Worcester
Nichols College, Serving Area Upgrade, Dudley
Simmons College, Dining Facility & Center for Executive Education, Boston
Suffolk University, Somerset Street Dormitory, Boston
Wheaton College, Emerson Dining Hall, Norton
Wellesley College, Bates Dining Facility, Casanove Dining Hall, Munger Dining Hall & Schneider Center, Wellesley
Boston College, Administration Building, Dining Hall & President’s Dining Facility, Chestnut Hill
Hampshire College, House V, Amherst

NEW JERSEY

St. Peters College, Student Union, Jersey City

NEW YORK

SUNY, Student Union, Stony Brook
Kirkland College, Clinton
Fordham University, Bronx & Manhattan
Cornell University, Noyes Center, Ithaca

NORTH CAROLINA

Johnson & Wales University, Academic Building, Charlotte

RHODE ISLAND

Bryant University, Academic Center, Student Center & Salmanson Dining Hall, Smithfield
Johnson & Wales University, Snowden Hall, Providence
Roger Williams College, Bristol

SOUTH CAROLINA

Benedict College, Serving Area & Swinton Campus Center, Columbia

VERMONT

St. Michaels College, Dining Hall Study, Colchester
Middlebury College, Breadloaf Inn, Middlebury
Trinity College, Burlington
Champlain College, Burlington