University City Science Center: FirstHand Labs
An educational workspace precedent showcasing how exposed, color-coded mechanical services and flexible furniture can shape an engaging university laboratory environment.
- What we like about this project
- The exposed overhead ductwork is painted in a striking pistachio green, unifying the ceiling plane visually.
Materials
- painted-steel
- timber
- glass
- drywall
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- exposed-green-ductwork
- linear-pendants
- collaborative-workspace
- wooden-work-tables
Style tags
- industrial
- functional
- contemporary
Visual tags
- educational
- collaborative
- industrial-interior
- open-plan
- bright
- Geometry
- Open-plan rectangular workspace with exposed high ceilings, featuring freestanding modular work tables and perimeter whiteboards.
- Structural guess
- Concrete floor slab with exposed steel and service infrastructure overhead.
- Spatial scale
- Generous ceiling height with human-scaled tables and chairs accommodating groups of students and instructors.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient illumination from overhead linear pendant fixtures combined with natural daylight from full-height side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Energetic, bright, and collaborative atmosphere driven by vibrant overhead color accents and active daylight.
- Environmental context
- Urban university science center interior with views of neighboring buildings through side glazing.
- Spatial experience
- The high ceiling and exposed services create an energetic, industrial volume that encourages collaboration across open workstations.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear pendant fixtures mirror the linear array of overhead mechanical ducts across the ceiling.
- Style reading
- Industrial utilitarian educational interior
- Program
- University educational laboratory and workshop
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- painted-steel, timber, glass, drywall, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- exposed-green-ductwork, linear-pendants, collaborative-workspace, wooden-work-tables
- Style tags
- industrial, functional, contemporary
- Visual tags
- educational, collaborative, industrial-interior, open-plan, bright
- Geometry
- Open-plan rectangular workspace with exposed high ceilings, featuring freestanding modular work tables and perimeter whiteboards.
- Structural guess
- Concrete floor slab with exposed steel and service infrastructure overhead.
- Spatial scale
- Generous ceiling height with human-scaled tables and chairs accommodating groups of students and instructors.
- Lighting
- Bright ambient illumination from overhead linear pendant fixtures combined with natural daylight from full-height side windows.
- Atmosphere
- Energetic, bright, and collaborative atmosphere driven by vibrant overhead color accents and active daylight.
- Environmental context
- Urban university science center interior with views of neighboring buildings through side glazing.
- Spatial experience
- The high ceiling and exposed services create an energetic, industrial volume that encourages collaboration across open workstations.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating linear pendant fixtures mirror the linear array of overhead mechanical ducts across the ceiling.
- Style reading
- Industrial utilitarian educational interior
- Program
- University educational laboratory and workshop
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior