Goals
- Convert an under-utilized lounge into an effective teaching space to respond to the Law School's needs.
Challenges
- Create a technologically-enabled classroom which maximizes seating capacity within a limited space.
- Respect existing design standards while creating a unique and flexible space that responds to the students' needs.
- Examine the existing programmatic assumptions and explore sensible, effective alternatives.
Design Response
- Worked with the client to develop a program that responded to their needs in a more comprehensive way.
- Led clients through a cost-benefit analysis to expand scope which proved worthwhile when the classroom yielded more seats than originally planned.
- Integrated audio-visual equipment into the design to accommodate the multimedia demands of the modern classroom.
- Enhanced students' overall learning experience through subtle modifications in the tier-seating arrangement to maximize ideal viewing angles.
- Selected and specified furniture and finishes that respected the School's existing standards while creating a unique space with its own identity.
Contractor
Boston College Building Services
Consultants
Fitzemeyer & Tocci
