{"id":892,"date":"2024-08-07T02:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T02:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/?p=892"},"modified":"2024-08-08T02:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:55:58","slug":"new-fixtures-in-the-dining-commons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/2024\/08\/07\/new-fixtures-in-the-dining-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fixtures in the Dining Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Dining Commons remodel moves into its final weeks, a number of new fixtures are taking shape.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the pendant globe lights shown in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/2024\/07\/17\/starting-the-finishes-sanding-and-painting\/\">July 17 update<\/a>, two strands of smaller globe lights have been installed over a custom-built common table that can seat a large group of people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-894\" style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-894\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Common-Table.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of large, counter-height custom-built table (seating for 26).\" width=\"331\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Common-Table.jpg 414w, https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Common-Table-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 85vw, 331px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large, custom-built common table will provide counter-height seating for up to 26 people.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With all the new lighting, the view of the Dining Commons from the quad shows a much more brightly lit space.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-895\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/View-from-Quad.jpg\" alt=\"Photo taken from the Quad looking at the new lighting shining through the windows in the Dining Commons\" width=\"523\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/View-from-Quad.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/View-from-Quad-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 85vw, 523px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A more brightly lit Dining Commons is viewable from the quad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The renovation project also includes an expanded beverage counter. With more room to place beverage dispensers on a single, larger counter, the new design separates the area for self-service beverages from the dish return and waste receptacles, creating better traffic flow in the area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-893\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Beverage-Counter.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of beverage counter with subway-tile back splash. Beverage dispensers are not yet installed\" width=\"346\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Beverage-Counter.jpg 435w, https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2024\/08\/Beverage-Counter-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 85vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The extended beverage counter separates beverage service from the dish return and waste receptacles, which are on the other side of the wall pictured here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Dining Commons remodel moves into its final weeks, a number of new fixtures are taking shape. In addition to the pendant globe lights shown in the July 17 update, two strands of smaller globe lights have been installed over a custom-built common table that can seat a large group of people. With all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/2024\/08\/07\/new-fixtures-in-the-dining-commons\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New Fixtures in the Dining Commons&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining-commons-renovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":896,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}