![]() ![]() The building entrance is accessed via a raised terrace with aggregate pavers and integrated cast-concrete fence posts and bench frames. The central bay is framed with tapered concrete piers and includes a double set of metal frame doors. The outlying bays are framed piers faced with brownstone ashlar. The west entrance elevation is 7 bays wide, with each defined by a full height steel window-wall. At the first level, the windows are shaded by fixed overhangs. Each façade is defined by the spacing and composition of large bays that are glazed with both fixed and operable rectangular panes. ![]() Additional exterior materials include brownstone piers, brick-rubbed concrete, and limestone window heads and sills. Both feature flat roofs, continuous coping, and commonbond brick veneer. The current steel and concrete frame building was constructed in two coordinated phases. The 2-story building is an asymmetrical composition of rectangular bays. The building is setback from North Pleasant Street by a surface parking lot and was sited according to the north-south axis of adjacent residential district. In contrast to the uniformity of the Georgian Revival style in the residential areas, the dining facility was designed without historical details and incorporated modern forms and material assemblies. The building is adjacent to the Northeast Residential Area and designed to serve the dining needs of students and staff. Worcester Dining Hall is an approximately 69,000 square foot dining facility on the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts. ![]()
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