The long-awaited Student-Faculty Center
should be ready for occupancy this summer. The $6 million addition
to Hunton & Williams Hall includes informal and formal dining
rooms, a student study lounge, and a coffee bar. A large central
space, to be known as "the Scott Commons" in honor of
former Dean Robert E. Scott, will act as a "town square"
where people meet on their way to dine, get a cup of coffee, or
check their mail.
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| The Student-Faculty Center's south façade
opens onto a brick patio and the Spies Garden. |
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| The east front's tall windows separate the
informal dining room inside, which will seat about 100, from
the terrace, which will seat about 70. |
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| This full perspective of the dining terrace
shows the trellis (right), which will support a climbing vine,
distinctive bluestone pavers, and planters for flowering shrubs
and ground cover. |
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| Visible in this view from the inside of the
informal dining room is the cherry paneling, the high ceiling
and, through the windows, the outdoor dining terrace and its
trellis. During consturction, plastic protects the carpet. |
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| This view, from the north end of the Scott
Commons, shows what promises to be the most memorable space
on Law Grounds. The sky-lit space measures 23 feet tall, by
26 feet wide, and 68 feet long, and will feature cherry-clad
columns and pilasters, two large wall clocks, and an oak floor. |
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| The dramatic crossing in the Scott Commons'
skylight includes sun baffles, here partially installed, that
will help diffuse sunlight on bright days. |
