Higher Education
Grace College – Alpha Hall
Grace College wants to provide its students with an exciting and modern dining experience.
Working in collaboration with Sodexo, Fanning Howey completed a study and developed design concepts that completely renovated the existing Alpha Hall dining area. The design transformed the facility from a cafeteria-style dining experience to a satellite dining area.
Our team proposed smart design solutions that increased capacity by 100 seats and offered students a broader range of dining options.
Expertise
Client
Grace College
Location
Winona Lake, IN
Scope
1,500 New SF
10,700 Renovated SF
Challenges
Modernize and increase capacity for a dining commons in a 1960's building.
Grace College -Alpha Hall
The 1,000-square-foot lobby connects the grand entrance to the dining hall, providing a warm and welcoming environment for students to gather and study.
Grace College - Alpha Hall
The renovated dining room features a variety of new seating options, including booths, tables that can be joined together for large groups and high-top tables.
Grace College - Alpha Hall
New dining stations, equipment and furnishings modernize the dining facility.
Grace College - Alpha Hall
The outdoor patio space will serve 25-30 students and provide students a place to enjoy meals during the warmer months.
Grace College - Alpha Hall
The dining hall expansion created capacity for 100 additional students.
This Alpha Dining project
underscores our mission to give
students a place to come to the table and find belonging.
