The global pandemic has become a catalyst for design changes at the nation’s colleges and universities. How best to repurpose spaces on campus is the focus. While schools grapple with ways to provide for distance while learning in person, the best and easiest answer can be to take a closer look at the education furniture used inside of those spaces.
Education furniture that is great in any space
Higher education design must remain as flexible as the courses of study. As schools continue to figure out the safest way to reopen and remain open, safety and security of the students and staff are leading the way. According to CDC guidelines for schools, frequent cleaning, and disinfecting of high touch surfaces, combined with social distancing goes a long way in the fight to keep staff and students safe and schools open. Education furniture, like Kwalu education lounge products are easily cleaned and last longer than wood or metal even when cleaned with harsh chemicals, like bleach.
Designed for comfort and cleanability
Furniture design on campus should also be considered in social areas like the locales where students go to unwind. While it is tough to keep the students from gathering, the type of gathering place can be designed in a more accommodating way with furniture that is placed in small groups. Kwalu offers beautifully designed education furniture that is resistant to dings and scuffs and is easily maintained with minimal effort.
Education design that is forward thinking
As each day brings a new “new normal”, it is important that education design can adapt to change quickly while maintaining attributes that will remain the same in the future. Clean furniture is the best furniture in education going forward. Surfaces matter in a pandemic and beyond. Kwalu’s innovative surfaces perform better than the coated furniture surfaces of both wood and metal in education spaces.