The University of Tennessee selected JAI to design a new, state-of-the-art dining facility that is the anchor and hub of student life for the West Campus Redevelopment project. The project pairs the client’s directive of a collegiate gothic architectural vocabulary with progressive food preparation strategies to support a 1,200-seat dining hall, campus bakery, Chick-fil-A restaurant and a convenience store. Rocky Top Dining Hall features open dining rooms on multiple levels within architecture that encourages activity throughout the building. The primary student dining room boasts a 50-foot vaulted space with a massive, exposed brick fireplace and chimney and features sweeping views of the campus and mountains beyond. More than 300,000 bricks were set utilizing interesting and historic brick patterns such as herringbone; raised diamond diaper; raised and recessed checkerboards of running bond; and raised Flemish bond. JAI carefully selected a team of consultants with extensive experience in higher education dining facilities to partner on the project. The team worked diligently to provide a comprehensive and fully coordinated design that illustrates the complexities inherent to a three-story dining facility.