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 that celebrate healthy foods.

In collaboration with Cooper Carry.

The West Village Dining Commons is a highly flexible, 50,000-square-foot dining, lounge, and educational facility that seats over 600 students and includes over 10,000 square feet of multi-use academic space. The program includes seven food venues, back of house kitchens, four classrooms, faculty and staff offices, two large meeting rooms, and ample dining and study rooms.

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

Former 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 while reinforcing and activating the civic landscape. Dining spaces are integrated with academic and collaborative spaces on each floor, using food to encourage mixing among students. Each floor takes advantage of its inherent traits: the ground floor is a grab-and-go retail and bakery, the second floor is the primary dining floor, and the third floor maximizes views with a café and outdoor porch spaces.