基于纽约的公司Christoff：Finio架构（C：FA.）最近完成了恢复私人宁顿学院历史悠久的公共建筑部分重新开发自由艺术学校在本宁顿，佛蒙特。该项目是建筑物的第一个大幅升级，因为它于1932年完成为Bennington校园的核心，将学习，社交和用餐在一个屋檐下结合。“我们的工作澄清了整个建筑物整流流通的空间，”该公司写道新闻声明，“虽然建立建筑物内部寿命与周围景观之间的强大联系。”
本宁顿学院初选宣布计划为2017年的翻新解决了许多问题，他们的签名建筑面临：其主要机械系统和核心空间所需的更新，其14,000平方英尺的三楼由于非而导致的最后十年陷入废弃- 与消防码和ADA要求的顺利。结果，C：FA最终安装了电梯和一个新的机械系统，使最高地板达到代码，允许添加16个新教室以及同行学习实验室，一个跨学科的中心，旨在支持同伴-PEER教学，团体协作和个人研究。
To connect the two halves of the campus, of which the building had become the center following decades of campus expansion, C:FA renovated the building’s southern facade while adding an entryway on the opposite side in floor-to-ceiling glass that establishes a new pedestrian pathway on the ground floor. The addition increased the building’s square footage while introducing unobstructed natural light throughout its deep interior spaces, all without expanding the Commons’ footprint. Adding to the building’s centrality as a hub for academic and student life, the firm was able to include a new bookstore, a cafe and bakery, and several lounge spaces throughout. The dining hall was also doubled in size, increasing capacity from 450 to 1,000, and now sits beneath a slate-shingled wood roof that integrates lighting fixtures.
