Does your college or university have education furniture that caters to today’s students?
When students attend a college or university, they are learning and completing a majority of their work outside of the lecture halls. Plenty of students prefer to find a place to study around other parts of the campus, like the library, building lobbies, or the student union building. The university should furnish these places around campus with various and ample higher education furniture. There are plenty of designs and furniture pieces that every school can incorporate to facilitate student success. Be sure to look out for these key aspects your higher education furniture should provide your student body.
Focus
Individual work and study is the standard for most fields of study. To absorb the learning material and produce high-quality work, students need to work in private and with focus. While most students value a degree of privacy, it’s really to limit the distractions they can see or impose onto others studying around them. Many “shared” study spaces around campus include desk partitions or multiple study carrels for individuals. These pod-like enclosures offer commuter students a private workspace on campus, or for when resident students want to study outside of their dorms.
Collaboration
Of course, group projects are to be expected from time to time. Or, perhaps students study when reviewing material with their friends or classmates. Regardless, higher education furniture must accommodate collaborative work. Larger study carrels or curved bench enclosures can fit multiple students around a study space. Designated group work areas need plenty of seating and a large work surface for books and laptops. Allocating enough space for numerous group study units is a must since you do not want groups intruding on quiet study areas.
Mobility
Students will most definitely be rearranging furniture to get comfortable, sit with friends, or get closer to power outlets. To reduce the wear-and-tear on the floors, universities should look for furniture built with wheels on the feet. Even tables should have casters. If the higher education furniture isn’t heavy or bolted down, expect students to want to rearrange the pieces.
Multi-Use
Room dividers add privacy and help control noise levels. These partitions can break up a shared space into more private sections for group or individual work. Additionally, students can hang up posters, flyers, or study material on the dividers. To take up less space, partitions and seating can be integrated. Tall-backed banquette seating is both practical and aesthetically designed to suit many settings. Mobile whiteboards are useful to have around too. These can be used as makeshift dividers and help with brainstorming or studying.
Choose Edwards & Hill for Your Education Furniture and Design Needs
Are you ready to redesign your higher education institution to maximize productivity and creative thinking? Edwards & Hill can help you design and install the perfect designs for your school. Edwards & Hill is a leading office, education, medical, and hospitality furniture provider with high-quality design and installation services for any style or scale. If you are ready to get your office design started, contact us online or give us a call at 301-317-4250. For more furniture design tips, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Flickr, and YouTube.