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As part of our ongoing design development at Saru Design we are interested how design in different sectors is evolving to encompass new social, human and technology requirements. Our first post looks at the fast evolving Educational Sector. 10 Design Elements to considered for Educational Spaces. 1.      Flexible and Adaptable Spaces: Educational institutions need to create flexible and adaptable spaces that can easily be reconfigured to accommodate different teaching styles and activities. This allows for more collaborative learning, group discussions, and hands-on activities. 2.      Technology Integration: Technology has an important role in education, Classrooms and learning spaces need to be designed to seamlessly integrate technology, including interactive whiteboards, audio-visual systems, and charging stations for devices. 3.      Biophilic Design: Incorporating elements of nature into indoor spaces, has been shown to enhance learning and overall well-being. This can include the use of natural materials, plants, natural lighting, and views of outdoor spaces. 4.      Colour Psychology: Colour has a significant impact on mood and cognitive function. Educational interior design can use colour psychology to create environments that promote concentration, creativity, and a positive learning atmosphere. 5.      Collaborative and Interactive Spaces: Designing spaces that facilitate collaboration and interaction among students is critical. Spaces can include lounge areas, breakout zones, and informal seating arrangements that encourage students to work together and share ideas. 6.      Inclusive Design: Educational spaces need to be inclusive and consider the needs of students with diverse abilities. This should include wheelchair accessibility, adjustable furniture, and sensory-friendly design elements. 7.      Sustainable Design: The use of eco-friendly materials, energy-efficient lighting, timber structures and creating buildings that can be disassembled or repurposed in the future are all elements that need to be considered. 8.      Multifunctional Furniture: Furniture should support multiple purposes for the Educational spaces. Including Desks/Tables that can be easily reconfigured, storage solutions that double as seating, and modular furniture for versatile layouts. 9.      Personalized Learning Environments: Students have different learning styles, educational interior design needs to provide personalized learning environments. This might involve offering a variety of seating options, quiet corners for focused work, and spaces for self-directed learning. 10.  Student Well-being: Spaces need to prioritize student well-being and mental health by providing calming spaces for relaxation and mindfulness, as well as addressing acoustics and lighting to reduce stress.

🏫 Elevating Learning Spaces: Transformative Interior Design for Schools 🎨 As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of education, the importance of creating inspiring and functional learning environments cannot be overstated. Interior design plays a pivotal role in shaping the atmosphere of schools, impacting student engagement, well-being, and overall academic success. 🌟 Balancing Aesthetics with Functionality Effective interior design in schools seamlessly blends aesthetics with functionality. It goes beyond mere decoration, focusing on creating spaces that foster collaboration, creativity, and concentration. Thoughtfully chosen colors, ergonomic furniture, and versatile layouts can make a significant difference in enhancing the learning experience. 💡 Innovative Learning Zones Modern education requires spaces that cater to diverse learning styles and activities. Designing innovative learning zones, such as collaborative workspaces, quiet study areas, and interactive classrooms, allows for a dynamic and adaptable environment. This approach encourages students to explore various modes of learning, promoting a holistic educational experience. 🌈 Color Psychology in Education Colors can influence mood and cognitive function. Strategic use of colors in educational spaces can contribute to a positive and stimulating atmosphere. For instance, calming blues and greens in breakout areas, energizing reds and yellows in common spaces, or neutral tones in classrooms to reduce distractions. Understanding color psychology is a powerful tool in crafting an optimal learning environment. 🌿 Biophilic Design for Well-being Incorporating elements of nature through biophilic design has been proven to enhance well-being and focus. Introducing natural light, greenery, and organic materials can create a more inviting and refreshing atmosphere. Such an environment not only improves concentration but also promotes a sense of connection to the natural world. 🤝 Collaboration Between Educators and Design Professionals Successful school interior design is a collaborative effort between educators and design professionals. Understanding the unique needs and goals of the educational institution is crucial for creating spaces that align with the curriculum and support the school's mission. 📚 Investing in the Future Investing in quality interior design for schools is an investment in the future of education. It contributes to the overall well-being of students and educators, fostering a positive and inspiring atmosphere that enhances the learning journey. Let's continue to prioritize the creation of vibrant and functional learning environments that empower the next generation. #educationdesign #interiordesign #schools #learningspaces #innovationineducation #designthinking

It's been a while since we put this article out, but it's still relevant today to our education environments. Space is sometimes a luxury in classrooms, which means smart and efficient design is a must. From flexible fitted furniture to fair timetabling, learn how to optimise every inch for student well-being and productivity in this blog: https://lnkd.in/eK9NFurs #EducationDesign #PreciousSpaces #OptimizeLearning #StudentWellbeing

“Modern education design is not stagnant; it ebbs and flows.” Watson blends human-centered design, durable construction, and environmentally responsible materials to craft beautiful furniture that meets the evolving needs of learning environments. In their most recent blog post, they venture through five critical zones in education design and how thoughtfully chosen furniture unlocks adaptability, ignites creativity, and creates community. Read all about it: https://lnkd.in/gi6Fzzkw #LevineContract #WatsonFurniture #FurnitureDesign #EducationDesign #EducationFurniture #ContractFurniture #ContractDesign #CommercialDesign #CommercialInteriorDesign

On this auspicious day of Teachers Day" lets learn how interior design helps to innovate your ideas Importance of interior design in educational settings: The outcome of school designs should create spaces that are functional, safe, comfortable, and healthy. By creating healthy school environments, interior designers acknowledge the importance of health and learning. Air quality Considering the substantial amount of time that students, teachers and staff spend indoors, Indoor air quality can have a major impact on their health. Poor quality of indoor air can have adverse effects on health including issues like headache, fatigue, shortness of breath, sinus congestion, cough, sneezing, eye, nose, throat irritation, etc. Student friendly spaces In order to provide for better spaces for learning and communication, it is essential that the learning spaces are not only aesthetically sound but are also ergonomically competent for children. Moreover, learning spaces are required to be intriguing to foster the learning process in educational institutions. Visual appeal The visual environment is a very important factor that contributes to the learning process. Thus, educational settings should have a WOW factor that would naturally attract students to come to school. Lighting Proper lighting is important in schools because occupants spend a majority of their time indoors. The designing process for an educational setting should inculcate the lighting aspect. Lighting is a fundamental feature of interior design that helps to create the visual appeal. Thus, effective integration of natural and artificial lighting is crucial to impact the quality of learning spaces. Acoustics Enhanced acoustic system is a prerequisite for any learning space. An efficient acoustical environment is vital to facilitate good teacher-to-student and student-to-student communications. Ventilation Ventilation – natural and artificial, is a very important feature the influences the air quality and also the energy efficiency of any space. Proper ventilation in an educational setting is extremely important as it control odor and inhibits the spread of respiratory diseases. Also, well ventilated clean air raises student performance by maintaining alertness and health. Thermal comfort By providing thermal comfort, the intent is to provide a comfortable thermal environment that promotes occupant productivity and well-being in an educational setting or any other. Learn more- 📞: 94794212422 , 8839890568 📧: sanwalinterior@gmail.com 📍: Satellite area , Shiv Ranjani , Ahemdabad , Gujarat #happyteachersday #teaching #importanceofinterior #betterinteriors #bestinteriors #moderninteriordesign #interiordesign #interiordesigner #interiordesignideas #interiordesigners #interiordesigns #ahemdabad #gujrat #getyourquote #homedecor #architecture #home #decor #interiors #art #homedesign #bidranker #commercialplanning

Educational Furniture Market Outlook: Key Findings and Analysis The educational furniture market is poised for significant growth, driven by the increasing focus on creating dynamic and engaging learning environments. Key findings from market analysis indicate a rising demand for ergonomic and multifunctional furniture solutions to support modern teaching methods. Additionally, integrating technology and sustainability features is shaping the future of educational furniture, presenting opportunities for innovation and differentiation among industry players. As institutions prioritize student comfort and collaborative learning spaces, the market outlook underscores the importance of adaptable and customizable furniture designs to meet evolving educational needs. Top Players: Fleetwood Group, Inc., Scholar Craft, Knoll, Haworth, Vitra International, CREACIONES FALCON SL #educationalfurniture #furniture #furnitureindustry #theinsightpartners #marketresearch For More Insights: https://lnkd.in/d2ZRENbq

Back to school starts with Quiet Mark Certification’s RIBA-Approved CPD Roadshow seminar schedule ! for the Build Sector ! with dates now available to book through to March 2024: Recognising the knowledge gap that exists for many architects, specifiers and designers when it comes to the complexities of acoustic design in building project planning, this brand new CPD will further equip and empower architects, specifiers and designers with easily accessible information on certified acoustic solutions verified for every building application area by third-party-technical experts at Quiet Mark. Because acoustic design in the built environment can be complex it often is lower down in planning priorities. Consequently there's a risk that the best, most appropriate materials are not used, affecting long-term health and wellbeing of occupants for generations to come. Through this CPD, best practice acoustic design is upheld and not overlooked in the built environment at the outset of each project, by inspiring the next generation of designers to understand how sound impacts human health and by providing the free resource of third party verified Quiet Mark certified products. Quiet Mark RIBA CPD seminar dates include power-hours followed by Q&A sessions with our experts on how the right sound design transforms every project. Covering every application and sector, to know the key principles of acoustic design and how acoustics can help meet a clients brief and support sustainability, wellbeing, productivity and inclusivity. Secure a place on the RIBAcpd Academy booking site provided by NBS CPD showcase network reaching over 45,000 specifiers: ribacpd.com The free to use Quiet Mark Certified products online sourcing directory supports specifier searches everyday including market wide verified acoustic surface or ceiling products, heat pumps & ventilation, acoustic furniture, washroom solutions like hand dryers, workplace solutions, sound masking, acoustic zoning and hundreds more assessed products for the building sector updated monthly. Please check a product upholds best practice sound design before you specify it. If we all do this, we beat noise pollution for inhabitants for years to come. Quiet Mark serves, supports and extends the public health remit of the UK's Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation (est. 1959) Quiet Mark Certified build products include: Airflow Developments Ltd, AllSfär, BuzziSpace, BASWA acoustic, BlockO UK, Blueair, Enfield Speciality Doors, Daikin Europe, Dyson, Knauf, Internorm_uk, Miele, Moodsonic, ROCKWOOL UK, Rockfon, Soler & Palau Ventilation Group, Silent Gliss Ltd. Worcester Bosch, VETROSPACE and find more at NBS Source Image by Quiet Mark Certified Moodsonic

Introducing our Norrdex Studio Module. The Norrdex Modules are constructed based on the concepts of Le Corbusier and John Habraken (Support/Infill), now better known as the Open Building Philosophy. In this approach, the structure, finishing, and interior are separated. This makes the modules easily adaptable, even when they are part of a complex of Modules. The Norrdex Studio Module is the most basic module in our Leisure Program line. However, it has all the characteristics and properties of a Norrdex Module. The modules are not only well-insulated, but they also come standard with underfloor heating and ceiling cooling (thermally active floor and ceiling). Facades or facade parts are interchangeable without the need to adjust the construction. The studio modules are available in various standard sizes and can be custom-made if desired. Here are some of our leisure module buildings: - Gymnasiums and warm-up rooms - Changing rooms, showers, and washrooms - Office suites and administration spaces - Press, media, and analysis rooms - Medical treatment and therapy rooms - Dining, lounge, and break-out areas Our Norrdex modules are valued for their shorter construction time, financial savings, reduced site disruption, and the greater flexibility they offer compared to traditional construction methods. Norrdex’s approach integrates cutting-edge technology with sustainable practices, ensuring that each module not only meets but exceeds the expectations of their discerning clientele.

Interior design creates better learning environments. New scholarship from the Journal of Interior Design, vol. 48, issue 4. Safety and Exposure in Transparent School Interiors: Patterned User Perceptions of Glass Elke Altenburger, Ph.D, NCIDQ, LEED AP and Luke Russell, https://lnkd.in/gg3HX65n Transparency has become a key component of K-12 school architecture, intended to support active learning and foster lively social environments. But transparency’s social affordances are complex. Previous scholarship has demonstrated visibility allows for natural surveillance that may impact vulnerable users differently than their less vulnerable peers. Thus, the interdisciplinary research team surveyed user perceptions of transparent features of non-classroom spaces in a contemporary U.S. middle school building. After determining patterns of perceptions using latent class analyses, variations across classes regarding participant demographics, health, well-being, and family functioning were assessed. We identified three classes of responses. A “multiple affordances” class (n = 41 parents, 52 children) largely composed of participants unfamiliar with the building, whom perceived both advantages and disadvantages to glass spaces. A “glass is safe” class (n = 52 parents, 39 children) who appreciated glass spaces as good places to hang out with friends that allowed users to detect potential threats. And a “glass exposes” class (n = 31 parents, 33 children) who saw few benefits to glass spaces and perceived glass environments as not well protected. The glass exposes class was the most racially diverse, had the lowest family income, and reported comparably worse health, well-being, and family functioning than peers in other classes. To support vulnerable students and families, we recommend designers of secondary schools use a wider variety of levels of enclosure in non-classroom spaces to create more refined anchoring qualities and to offer richer selections of social settings for student interactions during their breaks. #IDEC #SAGE #interiors #interiordesign #interiorarchitecture #designeducators #designresearch #designeducation #safety #classrooms

Another call from the past, the Hyperloop desert campus (HLDC) was a Architectural competition I worked on with my good friend Henrik Yang several years ago. The project involved a Campus located in the middle of the desert of Nevada, close to Las Vegas. The intended size of the project being roughly 14.000 m2. The design concept of the campus were inspired from nature. The ripples created from a waterdrop inspired us because of the beautiful patterns it created, each layer expanding and growing. The looping patterns of the water also fitted a shape that were connecting the different locations. The water mirror in the centre of the Campus had three functions: an interesting meeting point, a location that cools down the plaza and lastly served as a natural centre of the Campus. With the severe conditions in wind, temperature and sun exposure we wanted the roof to be angled towards the sun for PV module installations if needed. The roof, together with the circular layout also served as a barrier against the sun and wind. This did also allow low-tech inspired ventilation strategies to be applied into the architecture, embracing the forces of nature and the local climate. We used thick walls cladded with sandstone tiles to store heat from the sun during the day. This was important, due to coldness of the night. The beautiful sandstone we used as both an External and internal material derives from all the canyons in the area. The material also enhanced the concept further. The project included a welcoming entrance, a museum, restaurants, lecture halls, a auditorium, office areas, laboratories, classrooms, apartments, gym areas, a swimming hall and the main hyperloop laboratory that required a minimal length of 100 meters. Description of the site/ challenges: The site in Nevada desert is a desolate place surrounded by the beautiful views of the mountains. Water resources is absent and in fact the closest water source supplying the cities are coming from Colorado springs, sharing it’s resources with its neighbouring state Arizona. Water collection were a requirement to implement in the design. The temperature in the desert is swinging wildly from 48 °C to -45 °C, going from extreme colds to extreme heats. Hope you found this project interesting!