Our firm worked in conjunction with Marshall University, Sodexo Food Services, and Starbucks Coffee to create an interior community environment for the university’s Student Center. This was a multiple-stage retail and food service project, with the requirement that each renovated area not impact the function of the others while under construction. The end product seamlessly ties together the retail themes to create an inviting space to dine, converse, or study. The Starbucks was completed in 2009. The cafeteria and dining space was completed in 2010.
In 2011, we were asked to give a fresh face to the main campus dining hall and create new dining experiences for the students and faculty. There were multiple retail brands in the space including a deli, stone hearth pizza station, American cuisine grill, and Mongolian grill. The dining space was laid out to create an urban feel to allow the users to choose different “neighborhoods” to dine or study.