Smith College Emerson House

The Smith College community works hard to create a distinct personality for each of their dormitory “house” dining halls. Accordingly, we took the opportunity of this complete renovation to go straight to the students to find out what colors, fabrics and seating arrangements would work best for them.

At Emerson House the students were ready to do away with old-fashioned wallpaper and to fill their new space with warm oranges and yellows combined with the solid contrast of dark woods. Round six-top tables, rectangular two-tops and cozy banquette seating were chosen to break up the room. The energy efficient custom lighting is accented by mirrors and provides a social, homey feel.

Thomas Douglas Architects has created an aesthetic that is functional and long lasting. 

Fairfield Inn

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Sylvesters

The renovation of the landmark second empire style home of Sylvester Graham, the creator of the original health food craze and the Graham Cracker, included renovations to the original dining rooms, creation of a new dining room and entry porch, and a second story addition. All of the work preserves the feel of an historic home throughout the building.

The brief from the owners was to make the atmosphere of the building reflect Sylvester Graham and his famous cracker: comforting, casual, wholesome, and sweet. To accomplish this we used dark wood, light colors, and varied seating options with both a cozy café with window seating and a relaxed main dining room.

Smith College Chapin House

The Chapin House Dormitory stands in the center of Smith College and serves as a “grab and go” lunch place for the entire campus and as a quiet dinner spot for Chapin House residents. As such, TDA was engaged in this complete renovation to create an atmosphere that included the energy, mood and high traffic of lunch and the quiet warmth of a cozy dinner.

TDA’s designs incorporate a color scheme that uses custom, energy efficient lighting to accent the existing limed oak beams and a variety of seating choices encased in beautiful and durable fabrics. This old fashioned space was brought up to date with a new look that matches the vibe of today’s Smith College and a functionality that meets the needs of its students, faculty and staff.