Emory University Student Center Overview
Sector: Education
Location: Atlanta, GA
Year Completed: 2019
Scope
- 117,000 sq. ft.
- 3 Floors
- Workstations
- Primary Seats
- Secondary Seats
- Huddle Rooms
- Break Rooms
- Conference Room
- Lounges
- Cafeterias
Drivers
- Increase collaboration among students and faculty
- Promote flexibility with versatile space and easily reconfigurable furniture
- Attract top students and strengthen school-spirit across campus
Tactics
- Planned a series of shared spaces for individual and teams that balance soft, lounge seating with casual meeting tables and side chairs
- Combined storage with open-plan workstations and counter height stools for a more touch-and-go experience
- Leveraged Spinneybeck | FilzFelt products to create a rich color palette that also introduced soft touchpoints throughout the space
Outcomes
- A Student Center that facilitates collaboration and focused work, whether it be sitting back to read, gathering around a whiteboard or huddling around a table
- Shared spaces that provide ample storage, allowing students to come and go without having to break focus and worry about personal belongings
- A space that strengthens and unifies the student body
Team
- Architecture and Interior Design: Duda Paine
- Knoll Dealer: Corporate Environments
Knoll Products
Systems
Task & Side Seating
- Generation by Knoll
- ReGeneration by Knoll
- Bertoia Molded Shell Barstool
- MultiGeneration by Knoll Stool
- Washington Skeleton Aluminum Side Chair
- Spark Series Side Chair
- Olivares Aluminum Chair
Lounge Seating
Tables
- Dividends Horizon EQ Table
- Antenna Tables and Desks
- k. stand Height Adjustable Table
- Platner Side Table
- Pixel Table
- Rockwell Unscripted Library Table
- Rockwell Unscripted Occasional Table
Storage
Technology Support
Accessories