High School Cafeteria, Saratoga Springs, New York
Team: Mosaic Associates Architects
Role: Interior Design
Saratoga Springs High School cafeteria was formerly a converted gymnasium – an echoey gym space with uniform seating and a poorly flowing layout. This renovation transformed the space into a collegiate-feeling dining hall promoting student choice through varying seating zones and types, and creating sense of place with custom environmental graphics, acoustic comfort, and a welcoming material palette.
Accommodating the footprint of the new servery layout was a key consideration for the cafeteria layout. The point-of-sale stations needing to be pushed out into the space was design problem which was addressed by creating a zone outbound of the adjacent servery area, defined by a large semicircular soffit. This inspired the curvilinear forms in the space, while the lightning rod motif of the school’s mascot inspired the triangular patterns in the wall graphics and the corridor.
Custom banquettes and islands in natural maple wood define the various seating zones.
