Does your client need a space that helps their learners to focus and zone in on the teacher and content? Or rather a space that gets their creative juices flowing and their minds working?
These two scenarios require completely different layouts and furniture and can benefit from different colour schemes and lighting as well.
The focused layout
Has desks arranged around a central point – a lecturer and learning aids such as presentation screens or whiteboards. In this scenario the interaction is one-directional. Using warm colours and ambient lighting (think concert hall) would enhance the level of focus of the students.
The Creative layout
A layout that encourages creativity would benefit from mobile furniture that can be arranged in groups (all team members facing inward), or around a brainstorming board. A view to the outside, with lots of natural light and cool colours would all enhance the feeling of mental space, encouraging free-thinking.
