Georgia Tech West Village Commons

The West Village Dining Commons is a vibrant, multi-purpose campus facility that provides dining and retail options for students and faculty in Georgia Tech’s west campus quadrant. In addition to indoor and covered outdoor seating, the Commons provides instructional and multi-use academic spaces supported by collaborative open seating areas and flexible  lounges. Situated within the campus stormwater management and landscape master plan — known as the Georgia Tech Eco Commons — the dining commons reinforces Georgia Tech’s campus-wide dedication to environmental stewardship by functioning as a learning lab and providing terrace roof gardens where students will grow food and plants.

In collaboration with Cooper Carry.

The building encourages visitors to linger and make connections with others. Dining spaces are integrated with academic and collaborative spaces on each floor, using food to encourage mixing between disparate students. Each floor takes advantage of its inherent traits: the ground floor by the shuttle and the primary connection to the main campus is a grab-and-go retail and bakery; the second floor is the primary dining floor, with loading and kitchens efficiently combined; and the third floor maximizes views with a café and outdoor porch spaces.

West Village Dining Commons has become the centerpiece of a portion of campus that lacked a true heart... it fills the void in such a powerful and compelling manner, creating a living room that includes dining services, study spaces, meeting rooms, instructional space, outdoor social spaces, performance landscape areas and covered porches …to meet the growing academic demands and student life needs of our campus community. Howard Weirtheimer, FAIA, LEED AP, AUA

Institute Architect, Georgia Tech

Given its sloping site, the West Campus Commons uses shady porches, bridges and open air stairs to gather students from the surrounding residential district to create a clear and unified experience for all users, while reinforcing and activating the civic landscape.