South Devon College, Learning Resource Centre, Paignton
| Contact Details: | Karen Brazier, LRC Manager Karen.Brazier@southdevon.ac.uk Fiona Mills (responsible for IT and ILT across the College) Fiona.Mills@southdevon.ac.uk Stephen Criddle, Deputy Principal Stephen.Criddle@southdevon.ac.uk John Evans, Head of Technology Department John.Evans@southdevon.ac.uk |
| Type of Project: | The whole college moved to a three-year old building that was originally used as a factory so was a very big open space with few internal walls and limited natural light |
| Start/End Date: | The whole project took 3-4 years. The move took place in 2 phases: the technology department (construction and motor vehicle) moved in Sept 2005 and the rest of the College moved Dec 2005/Jan 2006. |
Post Occupancy: Changes Made As A Result Of Feedback
Although student social areas were considered as part of the design, the area provided wasn't quite what the students wanted at first. A student common room and a pool table have been provided as well as an outdoor recreation area and consultation with the student association about future changes is ongoing. Part of the reason for this is that the new building has stimulated better social interaction.
Staff are very keen on teaching rooms where one wall is entirely glass and have requested that more of the rooms that are mainly walls have glass areas in them.
The College has feedback boxes at strategic points such as entrances and 'I'd like to say' cards in the LRC. It has also held a Governor's hour where student representatives from each course were invited to speak to the Governors about their feelings about the College.
