The Kingswood Dining Hall is accessible from either the east or west end of the circle drive.
From the east end of the circle drive (Rose Lobby entrance), enter the double doors and turn left. The Dining Hall is the first door on your left.
From the west end of the circle drive in the front of the building, enter via the doors on your left under the portico (Green Lobby entrance). Walk along the long hall that extends from the left side of the Green Lobby. At the end of the hall, turn right, and enter the double doors to your left.
Visitors during school hours should first check in with the Dean's office in the Green Lobby. Upon entering the Green Lobby, the Dean's office is the first window on the left.
The large vaulted dining room is the most famous space at Kingswood. Enclosed by oak doors with amber and green cathedral-glass windows, the airy luminescence, exquisite furniture, hand-crafted decorations, and the overall grand scale of the room make every meal in this hall pleasurable.
Faculty, staff, and upper school students dine together around the circular tables for lunch each day, and residential faculty and students enjoy breakfast and dinner here together as well. Meal times are busy at Kingswood, with students milling about from table to table, chatting with friends, and working on homework. Just above, there are often meetings in the Upper Dining Hall, which looks down on the Dining Hall proper through a series of louvered windows located in the rear of the room.
The design and decoration of the Dining Hall are further endeavors of the Saarinen family collaboration. Eliel Saarinen created the space with repeating triangular and square motifs in everything from the doors to the light cast through the clerestory windows high above the room. Loja Saarinen designed the large woven tapestry, Festival of the May Queen, which is flanked by exquisite Torchieres designed by Eliel. Their daughter Pipsan Saarinen Swanson designed the interior oak finish, the plaster wall color, and the seasonal carving in each of the windows of the Upper Dining Hall. Her brother Eero Saarinen designed the round tables and matching chairs.