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# Goyang English academy interiors
# 태종빌딩 Academy interiors
# 27 pyeong English academy
# Academy consultation room

Goyang Taejong Building 27-Pyeong English Academy Interior

An English academy with separate classrooms and study space and a curved-glass consultation room

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Ham Young-ju Designer
English academy: interior design, construction and cost estimates

Hello. I am Youngju Ham, a designer at Goodterior.

Today I would like to introduce a 27-pyeong English academy in Goyang Taejong Building. Alongside classrooms, the space needs a room for conversations with parents, seats for independent study, and a washbasin and water dispenser for use between lessons. I developed the design around a layout that introduces the consultation room and lobby at the entrance, with the learning rooms opening off the corridor further inside.

Enclosing the consultation room with solid walls can make the entrance feel narrow. I used curved glass where it meets the lobby and added pale green around the doors and noticeboard. Inside the classrooms, light walls and desks sit alongside a continuous wood-patterned floor.

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Layout

The director’s office beside the entrance also serves as the consultation room. A bookcase and shelves for documents sit behind the desk, while glass opens the boundary to the lobby. The view continues from the entrance into the corridor while the consultation area retains its own boundary.

The learning rooms run along the windows. Desks face the boards, with room to move near the doors. At the angled exterior wall, study seats follow the wall and windows. The direction of seating changes between attending a lesson and studying independently.

A washbasin, water dispenser and storage cabinets share one side of the lobby. Students can get water or wash their hands without entering a classroom, and notices can be posted on the board beside them. Classroom names above the doors and the noticeboard are positioned so information can be found from the corridor.

Design

After passing the director’s office and lobby beside the entrance, the corridor leads to each learning room. The angled wall beside the windows accommodates a continuous row of study seats.
After passing the director’s office and lobby beside the entrance, the corridor leads to each learning room. The angled wall beside the windows accommodates a continuous row of study seats.
Here, the rounded glass boundary of the consultation room meets the lobby. It defines the room while keeping the view open from the entrance into the interior.
Here, the rounded glass boundary of the consultation room meets the lobby. It defines the room while keeping the view open from the entrance into the interior.
Classrooms of different sizes and the study room each open off the corridor. Seats facing a board are distinguished from those facing a window.
Classrooms of different sizes and the study room each open off the corridor. Seats facing a board are distinguished from those facing a window.
Classroom desks face their boards, while study desks follow the walls and windows.
Classroom desks face their boards, while study desks follow the walls and windows.
The consultation room and lobby are visible beyond the black-framed glass entrance. The academy name appears on the glass doors where it can be read on arrival.
The consultation room and lobby are visible beyond the black-framed glass entrance. The academy name appears on the glass doors where it can be read on arrival.
Curved glass defines the director’s office without enclosing the entire lobby in solid walls. I considered both the consultation seating and the route used by students.
Curved glass defines the director’s office without enclosing the entire lobby in solid walls. I considered both the consultation seating and the route used by students.
The washbasin and water-dispenser cabinet sit beside the entrance. Closed lower cabinets provide storage, with shelves above for frequently used items.
The washbasin and water-dispenser cabinet sit beside the entrance. Closed lower cabinets provide storage, with shelves above for frequently used items.
The noticeboard and water-dispenser cabinet share the same pale green. The board has its own light above, and its corners are rounded.
The noticeboard and water-dispenser cabinet share the same pale green. The board has its own light above, and its corners are rounded.
The ceiling edge follows the rounded shape of the director’s office. This is where the route into the corridor and the consultation-room boundary can be read together.
The ceiling edge follows the rounded shape of the director’s office. This is where the route into the corridor and the consultation-room boundary can be read together.
Shelves behind the director’s desk hold books and documents. Keeping work materials against the wall leaves the space in front of the desk available for consultations.
Shelves behind the director’s desk hold books and documents. Keeping work materials against the wall leaves the space in front of the desk available for consultations.
Small shelves on the wall beside the desk provide places for framed items. The deeper bookcase and shallower shelves offer different types of storage.
Small shelves on the wall beside the desk provide places for framed items. The deeper bookcase and shallower shelves offer different types of storage.
The lobby as seen from the consultation room. The noticeboard and water-dispenser cabinet continue beyond the glass, and a pendant with a folded-paper-like form hangs over the desk.
The lobby as seen from the consultation room. The noticeboard and water-dispenser cabinet continue beyond the glass, and a pendant with a folded-paper-like form hangs over the desk.
Classroom names sit above the doors, which have tall windows with rounded tops. The door and sign can be seen together when finding a room from the corridor.
Classroom names sit above the doors, which have tall windows with rounded tops. The door and sign can be seen together when finding a room from the corridor.
Classroom doors follow the length of the corridor. Large windows beside the doors and smaller windows within them provide views between the spaces.
Classroom doors follow the length of the corridor. Large windows beside the doors and smaller windows within them provide views between the spaces.
Looking back from the end of the corridor, the pale-green noticeboard and cabinets are visible in the lobby. Vertical grooves beside the noticeboard break up the broad wall.
Looking back from the end of the corridor, the pale-green noticeboard and cabinets are visible in the lobby. Vertical grooves beside the noticeboard break up the broad wall.
In the classroom beside the windows, desks are arranged in rows facing the board. Space is left beside the teaching desk and between the rows for movement.
In the classroom beside the windows, desks are arranged in rows facing the board. Space is left beside the teaching desk and between the rows for movement.
The window side of the same classroom. Desks and a low teaching desk furnish the room without tall cabinets covering the windows.
The window side of the same classroom. Desks and a low teaching desk furnish the room without tall cabinets covering the windows.
In the smaller classroom, the board and desks were aligned first. The wood color of the chairs sits between the white desks and walls.
In the smaller classroom, the board and desks were aligned first. The wood color of the chairs sits between the white desks and walls.
A view from the classroom doorway toward the board. Ceiling lights follow the desk rows.
A view from the classroom doorway toward the board. Ceiling lights follow the desk rows.
A low teaching desk sits in front of the board. Consistent background colors and furniture forms make the rooms familiar when moving between them.
A low teaching desk sits in front of the board. Consistent background colors and furniture forms make the rooms familiar when moving between them.
A long study desk follows the angled windows. Seating runs along the wall rather than placing a large piece of furniture in the middle.
A long study desk follows the angled windows. Seating runs along the wall rather than placing a large piece of furniture in the middle.
A green board sits on the opposite wall of the study room. Individual study seats continue along the windows and walls.
A green board sits on the opposite wall of the study room. Individual study seats continue along the windows and walls.

Notes

An academy cannot be explained by classroom area alone. Students arriving for lessons and parents visiting for consultations need to find their way through the lobby, while the director needs to handle both office work and conversations. Here, I placed the director’s office near the entrance and rounded its glass boundary so the consultation room does not appear to project into the middle of the corridor.

I considered the placement of color alongside that layout. Pale green appears on the wall with the noticeboard and water-dispenser cabinet, then continues around the corridor doors. Using color at frequently used places rather than decorating every large wall also helps it sit comfortably beside the restrained classroom interiors.

In the learning rooms, desk layouts respond to the shape of each room. Classrooms face their boards, while study seats face the windows, continuing into the narrowing angled section. The corridor between the rooms is kept clear of extra furniture so the doors and signs remain easy to see.

The curved glass, cabinets and classroom doors are small elements when considered separately. They become connected when we consider what is seen first at the entrance and where someone moves after getting up from a desk. I designed this academy around giving consultation, study and everyday preparation their own places within a shared space.

This has been Youngju Ham from Goodterior. If you are planning an English academy, please feel free to tell us about the rooms you need and how you intend to run it. We will be happy to work through the options with you.