Diablo Valley College, Commons Project
This LEED Gold-certified building is centrally located on campus and surrounds a new central quad. One wing of the building contains administrative and student services spaces including an information center. The other wing houses all services for the school of Hotel & Restaurant Management. The first floor contains the servery, full service kitchen, demonstration kitchen, and indoor/outdoor seating. The second floor houses specialty instructional kitchens including bakery, savory, and a la carte kitchens, and the Norseman Room, a private dining room that can be rented out. In addition, students, faculty, and staff can enjoy the express bar, bakery, and candy store also located on the second floor. The third floor houses a large private event room overlooking Mt. Diablo that will be reserved for large campus wide or Contra Costa Community College District events.