Middlebury College is in the process of converting its 2,250-student campus into five residential commons of 450 students each. The Atwater project supplements existing housing with 154 new beds for seniors with single bedrooms in suite configurations and a new 225-seat dining hall. Two new stone-clad residential buildings frame distant views to the north and back to Le Chateau, an icon on campus. The dining hall is articulated as a glazed pavilion, nestled into the woods and providing tree-level views out to the Town of Middlebury and mountains beyond.
Middlebury College is in the process of converting its 2,250-student campus into five residential commons of 450 students each. The Atwater project supplements existing housing with 154 new beds for seniors with single bedrooms in suite configurations and a new 225-seat dining hall. Two new stone-clad residential buildings frame distant views to the north and back to Le Chateau, an icon on campus. The dining hall is articulated as a glazed pavilion, nestled into the woods and providing tree-level views out to the Town of Middlebury and mountains beyond.
The project reflects the College's environmental goals with careful attention to site strategy, water runoff and material selection. The residence halls are naturally ventilated, incorporating through-floor suite plans, transom windows and ceiling fans in all rooms. Ventilation is supplemented by attic fans, which exhaust through rooftop "chimneys." The dining hall incorporates a planted roof, providing excellent insulation, protection of the roofing membrane, and, most significantly, reduction of impervious surfaces on campus. The green roof allows the college landscape to extend literally through and across the dining hall structure.
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