Article first published by School Term 1, 2022 – https://www.school-news.com.au/section/news/ Education trends have a knack for getting ahead of the curve, and flexible furniture design is no exception. Flexibility has driven pandemic survival over the last two years and given this, school staff and students are now returning to the classroom with heightened awareness of…

Article first published by School News Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – https://www.school-news.com.au/administration/seamless-furniture-refurb-turns-heads-at-sa-school/ A collaboration between Brighton Secondary School and Resource Furniture became the stunning backdrop for celebrations on the official September opening of this South Australian school’s new building, Tarni Warra meaning ‘sound of the waves’ in Kaurna language. The project included a significant refurbishment…

The latest in office interior design Architecture news & editorial desk What is office interior design? Office interior design is the practise of designing workplaces that are conducive to maximising not only productivity but also the health, safety, well-being, and performance of employees. It is about creating spaces that are functional and that provide a…

When education buildings are properly integrated into the urban fabric of cities, magic happens. Grimshaw puts the method around that magic. Something magical happens when education buildings are properly integrated into the urban fabric of cities. When this happens, cities grow and flourish from having students and research in their bones, and the universities become…

Article written by Madison Dearnaley and published on the Education HQ website on 4 Feb 2020. We all know that reading is so important for students. Just take a look at some of the research by Josie Billington (2015), Mar, Oatley and Peterson (2009), and Anne Sullivan (2015). Benefits include, but are certainly not limited to, academic…

We all know that libraries can be a real hub for your community, school or university – providing people of all ages with a space to come and enjoy. So how can you optimise library furniture and what are some of the things to consider when choosing the right library furniture for your space? 1….

Article first published on Actiu website, January 2020. It’s now a reality that conventional offices are not the only place to work. Since the introduction of open space working, which first brought the traditional office environment into question, working environments have not stopped evolving, always for the welfare and comfort of their users. These are so much…

Schools have moved beyond traditional building design to creating unique learning spaces for their students. Contemporary learning environments are mostly adaptive spaces designed to provide an enriching experience to students so that they are inspired, stimulated and motivated to acquire knowledge through communication, collaboration and independent thinking. Designing learning spaces is a complex and ever-evolving…

Article written by Team Yellow Trace and published on the Yellowtrace website on NOVEMBER 11, 2019.   Maya Somaiya’s new school library presented a challenging site for Mumbai architects Sameep Padora & Associates. A mere sliver of the site squeezed between the existing structure and the boundary, almost pre-empting a linear building footprint. But it is the…

Article written by Team Yellow Trace and published on the Yellowtrace website on 27 May 2017.   It’s fairly safe to assume we can all agree that books infuse spaces with texture, colour, depth and character, adding a sense of comfort and a certain warmth. In this increasingly digital and intangible world we live in, books and…