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Outcomes from the design walk through meeting. The design walk through was an introduction to the Classroom Rapid Refresh design and it's expression in the five refresh spaces identified for fall term 2023.
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Fall 2024 CRR Faculty Briefing

Meeting: 05/09/23 at 3:00pm EST in Silsby 29A

The design walk through was an introduction to the Classroom Rapid Refresh design and it's expression in the five refresh spaces identified for fall term 2023. Faculty and administrators from resident departments (Anthropology, Government, Economics) were invited to provide input on how the Standard Classroom design would be applied to each physical space with consideration to furniture, finishes, and technology. Responses from the meeting are summarized below. Participants were also asked to submit feedback to dartgo.org/crr-feedback for any additional thoughts or input (feedback is welcome at anytime).

General Comments

  • Retaining current seating capacity is critical and furniture should support maintaining the current capacity
  • 310 and 215 will have 2-person tables and chairs, other spaces will have tablet-arm chairs
  • Layout consideration in 310/215 for two formats, hollow box and row seating (seating diagrams to be provided for comment)
  • Existing chalkboards to be replaced with dry erase (white) boards
  • Design needs to include a clock on the rear wall
  • Introduce more color in the room (color samples to be provided for comment)
  • Classroom recording should be an opt-in model versus automatic
  • A sturdy, mobile instructor podium should be provided that can accommodate two pieces of paper side by side. The podium can be moved off to the side of the room when not needed.
  • Refreshed classrooms should have a fan dedicated to them (hold over until the hot-water conversion project)
  • Investigate alternative furniture for Silsby 29B (seminar style) and increased seat count for Silsby 29A for alignment with department needs while classrooms are closed for refresh uring the fall'23 term

Room Specific Considerations

Silsby 113

113 Existing Condition
113 Existing Condition

Notes:

  • Tablet-arm Chairs
  • Dry Erase Boards
  • Remove old projection cabinet in the rear of the room

Silsby 213

213 Existing Condition
213 Existing Condition

Notes:

  • Tablet-arm Chairs
  • Dry Erase Boards
  • Remove second projector on the back wall

Silsby 215

215 Existing Condition
215 Existing Condition

Notes:

  • 2-Person Tables and Chairs
  • Dry Erase Boards
  • Front of room will be rotated to the existing chalkboard wall for larger digital presentation
  • Acoustic panels will be removed, acoustic treatment in the carpet tile and ceiling clouds will provide appropriate noise suppression/mitigation.

Silsby 310

310 Existing Condition
310 Existing Condition

Notes:

  • 2-Person Tables and Chairs
  • Dry Erase Boards
  • Retain windows on the Rockefeller shared wall and include motorized filtered shades

Silsby 312

312 Existing Condition
312 Existing Condition

Notes:

  • Tablet-arm Chairs
  • Dry Erase Boards

Next Steps

  • Project team will provide color samples that will be used in the rooms
  • Project will provide two examples of seating diagrams for 215 and 310 to demonstrate a hollow box layout with 2-person tables and chairs and rows of seats only that privilege maximum occupancy.
  • Identify a mobile podium solution as a standard piece of furniture that remains in each room