Dining Pavilion
The Thacher School

The Thacher School is a highly selective, co-educational, independent boarding school located on 427 acres of hillside overlooking the Ojai Valley. The new 14,505 sf Dining Pavilion complements the historic, western-vernacular buildings that occupy the physical and emotional heart of campus.

Context-sensitive, and deeply ecological, The Thacher School’s new Dining Pavilion poetically merges food, community, and memorable spaces with landscape, sustainability, and outdoor learning. It supports and inspires the distinctive Thacher school culture – from fireside parlor readings and formal dinners to family-style breakfasts around the coffee table. Each meal fosters an opportunity to make a meaningful connection – with your community, your surroundings, and the world-at-large.

Consistent with Thacher’s environment goals – the facility is on track to achieve LEED Gold certification.

  • Location

    Ojai, CA

  • Services

    Architecture, Landscape

  • LEED Gold anticipated

  • Awards

    American Institute of Architects – Santa Barbara Chapter Design Awards, Honor Award for Commercial Buildings

    Engineering News-Record, K-12 Education - ENR California's Regional Best Projects Awards

    IES Illumination Award of Merit


Blackbird Team | Ken Radtkey, James Kyle, Ray Twyford, Adam Sharkey, Alisa Oberjuerge, Shaheen Ghazvinizadeh, Stefan Farmazon, Aliona Konvai
Landscape Architect | VAI Van Atta Associates Inc.
Structural Engineer | T&S Structural
Electrical Engineer | Alan Noelle Engineering
Mechanical Engineer | Mechanical Engineering Consultants
Civil Engineer | Jensen Design & Survey, Inc.
Contractor | The Penta Building Group
Planning Consultant | Jensen Design & Survey, Inc.
Lighting Consultant | Ann Kale Associates Inc
Foodservice Design Consultant | Webb Foodservice Design
Cost Estimator | C. P. O'Halloran Associates, Inc.
Photography | Alex Nye