Bo & Rita

Open space concept

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• No physical walls = Willem de Kooning School prides itself for having an open-space concept
• However, there are some boundaries on the floor taping/marking (Yellow mark on the ground)

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• Open spaces can have a negative impact on concentration
• Students can be easily disrupted by outside

Group Table

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• No individual tables (in order to promote gatherings with each other, exchange of ideas)

Lights

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• Big windows: light as a big influence on happiness
• Interesting how students are using them as lightboxes, sense of practicality

Free discussion

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• No stage for the teacher: less hierarchy = students and teacher seen as equals in terms of space. (of course there is hierachy, but!)
• Feels like more discussion, the teacher and the students are in a circle

Colors

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• The school is mostly painted in black. Colors have meanings (maybe black provides a cozy feeling, black absorbs light)
• Very corporate and clean (different of the ideia of an art school)

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• Colors influence the way we perceive spaces
• Yellow provides a vibrant feeling: giving you breaktime/separation from the black space.
• Piano as a creative escape

Habits

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• Water purifier and disposable cup standing at the entrance of the building.
• Easy accessibility & Standing out well
• By having cups for free, we get more influenced to change our habits.

Places of passage

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• A place of passage: A lot of print materials are hanging on the wall.
• It is not just a passage because it becomes a useful space: a place to take a break and have a chatting.