New creative space in Streatham Court

A new creative space has just been built in the southeast courtyard of Streatham Court, at the University of Exeter Business School, Streatham Campus.

The Business School prides itself on its professional, flexible learning environment and this new creative space demonstrates the School’s commitment to providing a world-class entrepreneurship business education.

The new creative space aims to enhance the students’ learning journey by providing space for them to develop contemporary business skills in creative problem solving, technology, and the circular economy, and supports them in growing vital entrepreneurial skills to enrich their future career prospects.

The area has been specifically designed to provide the tools, materials and space to motivate students to experiment, collaborate and explore ideas. It will offer opportunity for ‘messy making’ to enable education delivery utilising contemporary learning methods such as Lego Play, design sprints, and rapid prototyping.

The space can adapt to multiple requirements that can be used for group teaching, student project work and student and staff events. The open plan layout of the facility will accommodate 40 people (8 groups of 5), with a maximum space for up to 50 people.

The project supports the university’s ambitious plans to reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability standards. The design team is targeting a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating for the building, meaning it will be of high sustainable performance for the environment, natural resources and the wellbeing of people in the new facility.