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English Lab
We have implemented flexible seating in our school to serve each student's needs. The main entrance leads into the open space classroom with a curvaceous auditorium, a swing, wooden stools, cushions, and bean bags the use of which can be alternated to increase students' performance and restrict the strenuous posture of the body.
Our workbench helps students carry out experiments, do hands-on projects, cook and do artwork, while the open-space ground floor gives us the flexibility to give PE and meditation classes. In the waiting area, students can watch movies, series, or documentaries in English. The first floor features a wooden conference table with an embedded socket unit, stationery, and a lending library. All classrooms have an interactive whiteboard or a smart TV.
Our main concern was to create a space that would be cozy, comfortable, and immaculate. That is why we decided that students entering our school should bring a pair of clean shoes or slippers. We've noticed how much more comfortable and relaxed students feel during the lesson. In addition, these new circumstances introduce a feeling of intimacy and by extension connection among the students of each group.
Considering our students' heavy workload and lack of free time, we provide them with fruit and healthy snacks as well as herbal beverages.
Meet the Architect
The materialization of a dream!
Martha Tsatlidou
Architect
Martha knew right away what I needed. I barely had to explain, since we had the good fortune to share a similar taste in architecture and design and the same perception of differentiated learning. She created a school that is nowhere near similar to a conventional learning environment. It's more like a contemporary coworking space that inspires students and educators to study, play, and associate. She worked with eagerness and consistency to create a learning space that would be comfortable, bright, modern, and ready to accommodate our students' needs.
Dominant materials and techniques: Martha, always being ahead of the curve, wanted to craft a space, the design of which would be akin to that of a bustling town square. The walls were adorned with terracotta bricks and limewash paint, while the terrazzo floor was merely polished to blend with the modern element dominant in the school. The bare cement columns are evocative of an industrial warehouse while wood adds warmth and a natural texture to our furniture.
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