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The Original Design
This was the cafeteria at the Durham College Whitby campus, the primary location for students and faculty to eat as well as socialize or study.
The space was very bleak, making the space feel very mundane and lifeless. The tables looked like they were just thrown together in the space provided, but didn't take inconsideration of the quality of design for students.
Creating a comforting and functional space
The idea behind the re-design was to take an open, empty, bleak space, and find the middle ground by creating sectional open panel walls to provide a sense of privacy whilst still acknowledging an open space.
The design was inspired to promote a sense of comfort, leaning into more of a cafe design, utilizing more earthy yet warm neutral colours, and giving more purpose of each section to the cafeteria that allows students to both eat and study without feeling out of place.
Mess Hall 1
The mess hall is designed to have a mix of booths and tables for friends and classmates to sit in comfort. Directly connected to the kitchen, it allows students who sit here easy access to food. It's composed of 6 booths, and 6 dining tables. With two slat walls, as well as two entrance ways to the foyer, the idea is to create a room separated from their usual atmosphere of a trades school.
Mess Hall 2
The archways are designed off of the Durham College logo, but mirrored upside down.
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