Pub. 6 2018 Directory

20 THE MONTANA ARCHITECT | 2018 | www.aia-mt.org Project Description: Rendezvous Dining Pavilion, Montana State University’s new flagship dining hall, offers an exciting gathering place for students, staff and the community at large. Through close collaboration with MSU, Mosaic Architecture redefines the notion of a campus dining hall as reflected in Rendezvous’ dynamic architecture and myriad of dining experiences. Strategically located in the north-central part of campus, Rendezvous Dining Pavilion serves both the northeast residential area of campus and MSU’s academic core. Additionally, Rendezvous adheres to the MSU masterplan, and faces MSU’s “North Mall” (the northern gateway to campus). The two-story nature of the dining pavilion, unique in dining halls, enables the building to physically and visually connect the north side of campus to the rest of campus. Program Requirements: The building reflects MSU’s commitment to providing an outstanding dining experience to its rapidly growing student population. Rendezvous Dining Pavilion provides seating for 700 people in a 2-story, 50,000 SF building. Rendezvous features eight serveries including Mexican, Asian and Italian cuisines, comfort food, a European-style bakery, salads and sandwiches. In addition to culinary diversity, seating areas provide a variety of dining experiences that range from active to quiet, public to private, and even outdoor seating on the mezzanine terrace. From a brief stop at the coffee shop to a prolonged eat-and-study session, students are able to personalize and choose their dining experience. Program requirements were developed through a collaborative process. A series of workshops brought the entire team together. Goals and priorities were identified by MSU staff leaders, the building committee and Mosaic. Students, staff and the public participated in charette sessions, resulting in a user-focused building solution. Sustainability Goals: MSU is dedicated to sustainability, and as such, the building was designed to achieve LEED Silver certification. Implemented strategies include passive solar design, high energy efficiency lighting throughout the entire building, and transpired solar collectors along the southern wall that preheats outside air. With an eye towards future sustainability practices, the roof is designed to structurally accommodate PV arrays. Design Solutions: The inspiration for the Rendezvous Dining Pavilion was, quite simply, a pavilion (hence the name!). A pavilion, with its’ MSU New Dining Pavilion Mosaic Architecture Bozeman, Montana Merit Design Award Citation Design Award