Rams Head Center is a link between the University of North Carolina’s north and south campuses. Sited according to the campus plan and design guidelines developed by Ayers Saint Gross, the building spans a valley formerly used for surface parking. The dining facility serves over 2,000 residents, and the recreation building offers basketball gyms, a running track, a fitness area, a climbing wall, locker rooms and a police station. The project includes environmentally sensitive measures, from stormwater management to a green roof above the nearby parking structure.