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Middlebury College
LaForce Hall (Ross Commons)

SIZE OWNER
65,000 square feet Middlebury College
CONTRACT TYPE ARCHITECT
Construction Manager-at-Risk Tai Soo Kim Partners Architects

PROJECT DETAILS
LaForce Hall included the construction of a new 67 bedroom dormitory. • State-of-the-art kitchen facilities enable
Simultaneously renovations to the existing dormitory look place and students to experience “exhibition cooking” by
converted the First fl oor lounge into fi ve new three-bedroom suites. traveling among various food stations, including
a 48” Mongolian Wok and a traditional grill.
A new state-of-the-art kitchen was constructed for Ross commons which
• A high standard of sustainability using granite
can now seat 300 students.
cladding, tinted and triple-glazed curtain wall
systems, state-certifi ed Vermont hardwoods
Th e Hall’s exterior and roof were also modifi ed to blend with surrounding
(beech and birch) culled from properly managed
campus buildings.
renewable forests for interior fi nishes, and
materials that do not emit volatile organic
compounds.

• Initial phase of Middlebury’s plan to create
smaller communities within the student body
via a series of “commons” buildings located
throughout the campus.