This brief for Birmingham City University required the conversion of and both the interior and exterior refurbishment of a former office block into a student hub with social, study and hybrid spaces following consultation with student representative groups.

 

Study spaces include meeting rooms, a quiet room, individual pods and group work pods. Social spaces include a room with mood colour changing lighting, a chill out beanbag room, a TV room, pool room, music room, games room and a social hub café space.

 

The result is a dramatic transformation of the dreary office space into a vibrant, energetic and colourful series of spaces which encourage students to take both relaxation and study seriously.