Loughborough University
A brand new connection between student and teacher
The Details
Seating Solution: Connect Collaborative Bench Seating
Client: Loughborough University, Design School
Services Utilised: Bespoke Design, Value Engineering
Working with: Burwell Architects, Shephard Construction
Loughborough University…
…tasked Race Furniture to develop a lecture theatre format that allowed for both a didactic and collaborative learning. They also wanted to create a space that encouraged group learning and a place where teachers could explore new ways of teaching while interacting closely with their students.
The Solution
Race Furniture worked with Burwell Architects, who had looked to the repetitive yet informal geometry of the Giants Causeway for inspiration, to create a series of bench seats with shared tables that snaked across the room. Race Furniture reinterpreted traditional bench seating to create CONNECT, the first ever collaborative booth style lecture hall seat.
The Outcome
The layout allowed for maximised sightlines, interchangeability between didactic and collaborative learning formats without moving student or furniture, and movement around the room for teachers to collaborate effectively with their students.
The design went on to win numerous awards and CONNECT has since been used in prestigious educational institutions around the globe.
Testimonial
“We are really enjoying working in the building…
Feedback from students, staff, and visitors has been spectacularly positive.”
Professor Tony Hodgson, Dean of Loughborough University Design School
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