1. What should we do with 2 West? Brian Mathews, May 2008

2. Research Design Focus Groups Interviews Open Forum Observations Facebook Polls Message Boards Flip Chart Comments Drawings

3. Next Steps Staff Input Feedback From Prototypes Furniture Trials

4. 342 Chairs 49 Group Tables 35 Individual Desks

5. Concentrating Boring Study until you pass out Unwritten spot of quiet Work environment Meeting space Group work Old-looking Reading area Unattractive Harsh lighting Sterile Tech-ish Like a hospital Lonely Lots of desks Uninviting Oppressive Open Clustered Barren Desolate Dimly-fluorescent light Ignored Bland Old School Study Hall No restrictions on talking Low-key Nostalgic

11. lights, carpet, power, paint

12. Chairs on Wheels

13. Table Management

15. Dividers, Partitions, Walls

17. Flipcharts vs. Whiteboards

18. Independent Workspace

19. Nooks, Wings, Sides, Hideaways

20. Social Aspects of the Study Environment (Neutrality + Approachability + Inspiration)

21. Location & Course Identifiers

29. The library has begun the process of renovating the second floor group study areas. Following the successful remodeling of the first floor commons they have decided to include extensive student feedback in the design process. After the renovation plans for Tech Rec were released last fall to widespread criticism, it is admirable to see campus planners include student input from the inception of a redesign project, rather than seeking it at a later time in the process. The library is one of the most consistently used areas of campus, and the studying that happens there is central to a student’s time at Tech. Allowing students input in the environment where they learn is an exceptional idea that will hopefully create positive results both in the design and in the study habits of students who use the space. Technique, 2.22.08

30. Thoughts? Ideas? Concerns? Suggestions? Questions?