Staffroom Furniture for Schools.
School Staff room furniture and interior design for school staff rooms. Fusion are a company that offers an integrated design and refurbishment service for school staff rooms. Interior design and modern
staffroom furniture are part of the range of services we provide to give you the best in staff room furniture ideas.
Staff room furniture is usually a mix of furniture types creating a multi-purpose environment. Soft seating, modular staff room furniture and staff dining furniture are popular elements for the social space. Touchdown desks and flexible tables are also requested as informal meetings can be part of the design brief. A common mistake for staff rooms is to use reception seating which is often too firm, and designed for formal spaces, in a staff room setting. Sofas and other high quality staff room lounge chairs need to be a balance between durability, affordable cost, and a level of comfort closer to a domestic lounge. Contract furniture will mostly be harder wearing than residential domestic items, and as long as they are specified with softer finishes are the ideal solution.
Furniture with an obvious ‘office’ finish also can look out of place making the staff space feel more like a school office or waiting area. School staffroom furniture works well when the finishes are less commercial in appearance.
Designing Furniture for School Staffrooms.
When we design a staff room the need to reconfigure will be factored into the design scheme, so that a staff space can also function in other roles if needed, or be reconfigured to suit the group settings preferred. Giving staff a degree of control over furniture layout can be a big factor in successful design for staff room refurbishment. Staff room ideas will make the best of a space and give you options to evaluate. We use a wide range of ideas, ranges, colours and finishes to present creative designs that are practical and affordable so that when you buy staffroom furniture its can do more than fill a space. Examples of staff room redesigns show differing design approaches. Tonal interiors are calming and restful. Colour palettes with a degree of colour clash add variety. In either design style we always advocate keeping the colour temperature relatively restrained so that all colours and textures play a role, rather than to allow one tone to dominate.
Modular Staffroom Furniture.
Staffroom seating can be modular, with sections that link together to create a large layout with inherent symmetry or layout structure. Increasingly staffroom seating booths with higher backs provide dual-purpose seating that can be used for huddle type conversations as well as staffroom breakout. Modular staffroom furniture and seating booths both bring a degree of layout structure. These seating systems help to add organisation in a space that might otherwise be a bit cluttered or chaotic, and large modular seating layouts will look more appropriate in a sizable staffroom. Modular systems retain a tidy appearance from the outset.
Staffroom Sofas.
Staffroom sofas differ from sofas aimed at reception areas. Its a common mistake to put seating for waiting areas into a staffroom. The difference is primarily about sit comfort. Staff room sofas will be a little softer, midway between domestic comfort levels and reception seats. Too soft and the sofas will quickly look tired or scruffy and will rapidly wear out. Contract spec sofas are designed to withstand the greater usage in a staffroom environment. Likewise for tub chairs. Reception spec tub chairs will often be very firm whereas staff room tub chairs are mostly aimed at a higher level of comfort. Sit comfort is one of the most common instances of chairs and sofas being incompatible with the intended use as school staffroom furniture.
Fusion offer a full design and build service for staff room interiors. We create visuals and design boards, suggest finishes and products, and carry out all works to enhance or update a staff room. We’ll suggest furniture ideas and discuss what should be included in a staffroom. Interior design and finishes are all part of the service and Fusion can cost a scheme to fit your budget.
Contact Fusion for a free design service to transform your staff room or click on our Blog page for examples of staff room interior design schemes.
Ridgeway School and
Woking College Staff Rooms show two differing design approaches.
Examples shown in these images include a project which turned a former art classroom into a multi-purpose staff room. The teapoint space includes a bar/counter that is a great drop-in point for a quick coffee, a lounge area, cafe type furniture and a touch-down area with computers providing a work area. In most projects we find the design brief is a mix of breakout, refuel and working zones. Designing a space to ensure the staff room meets all the demands and yet doesn’t become just another work area is a key aspect of the process. The finishes and staff room furniture are two elements of an overall design scheme that can make best use of a staffroom refurbishment.
