Below, you will find the furniture layout, seat counts, and finishes planned for the Silsby CRR spaces from the input and outcomes derived from the May 9th Design Walk-Through Meeting.

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As always, we welcome your comments and feedback.

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Silsby 113
Silsby 213
Silsby 215
Silsby 310
Silsby 312
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Silsby 113

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 48
Instructor: 1

Existing

Students: 48
Instructor: 1

Notes:

Retain the same tablet-arm chairs with new fabric
Retain existing capacity and furniture layout

Silsby 213

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 35
Instructor: 1

Existing

Students: 35
Instructor: 1

Notes:

Retain the same tablet-arm chairs with new fabric
Retain existing capacity and furniture layout

Silsby 215

Default

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Events

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 34
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 34
Instructors: 1

Alternative

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Notes:

The default layout will be a hollow box with two-person tables and chairs
Retain the existing capacity for the default layout and demonstrate additional seating for events and departmental meetings.
Additional stackable chairs without tablets will be available for events by request. Extra chairs will be stored outside the room in a furniture storage central to Silsby.
Layout using two-person tables and chairs is offered as an optional arrangement

Silsby 310

Default

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Events

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 30
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 30
Instructors: 1

Alternative

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Existing

Students: 18
Instructors: 1

Notes:

The default layout will be a hollow box with two-person tables and chairs
Retain the existing capacity for the default layout and demonstrate additional seating for events and departmental meetings.
Additional stackable chairs without tablets will be available for events by request. Extra chairs will be stored outside the room in a furniture storage central to Silsby.
Layout using two-person tables and chairs is offered as an optional arrangement

Silsby 312

Furniture Count

Proposed

Students: 48
Instructor: 1

Existing

Students: 48
Instructor: 1

Notes:

Retain the same tablet-arm chairs with new fabric
Retain existing capacity and furniture layout

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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

Notes:

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

Silsby 213

Notes:

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

Silsby 215

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

Notes:

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

Silsby 312

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