Bennington Commons
Location
Bennington, VT
Program
Academic Center, Dining Hall
Size
45,000sf
Status
Complete, 2019
Project completed at Christoff:Finio Architecture
This 45,000sf campus center at Bennington College was fully renovated and expanded. The project increased the capacity of the school’s only dining hall, added seventeen classrooms and a cafe, and brought the campus bookstore into the heart of the school.
To participate in a federal lending program, the project included the establishment of a National Register-listed district and required negotiations with Vermont SHPO to balance accessibility and energy requirements with the retention of the building’s historic character.
Upon completion, the project was the recipient of various awards including an American Architecture Award (2019) and AIANY Honor Award (2020).