Library Spaces Archives

University of Limerick – Battery-Powered Library Spaces

We worked closely with the University of Limerick to develop a tailored solution that overcame power and infrastructure constraints while supporting a flexible, technology-enabled learning space. Through detailed consultation, we helped define the brief and design a solution aligned to both the functional needs and aesthetic goals of the library.

Our solution centred on Arc Animate battery-powered desks, delivering integrated, cable-free power without the need for fixed electrical installation. This allowed the space to be fully reconfigurable while maintaining a clean, safe environment and providing reliable charging for student devices.

31 Oct

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust – Flexible Meeting Spaces for Hospital Libraries

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust needed to find a way to make better use of its existing spaces for staff and students.

The Trust’s Library and Knowledge Services team, in collaboration with the Manor Learning and Conference Centre, identified a growing demand for quiet, comfortable and collaborative learning spaces that could support both professional development and academic study.

15 Jul

Loughborough University – DigiLab West – STEM Teaching Space

TOP-TEC were approached by Yasir Rafi, Head of IT Services, who oversees IT operations across the institution. His role is crucial in ensuring that the college’s AV and IT services are efficient, accessible, and aligned with the needs of both students and staff.

Yasir was looking to improve a number of spaces across multiple campuses and wanted to focus on delivering consistent, high-quality experiences that enhance teaching and learning throughout the college.

06 Jun

Nottingham College – Campus Wide Teaching & Learning Spaces

TOP-TEC were approached by Yasir Rafi, Head of IT Services, who oversees IT operations across the institution. His role is crucial in ensuring that the college’s AV and IT services are efficient, accessible, and aligned with the needs of both students and staff.

Yasir was looking to improve a number of spaces across multiple campuses and wanted to focus on delivering consistent, high-quality experiences that enhance teaching and learning throughout the college.

10 Aug

Northumbria Health & Wellbeing Centre

We recently worked with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on a dedicated space focused on improving staff wellbeing in their new Healthcare and Wellbeing Centre.

This new building would help provide staff with a relaxing area for meetings and training sessions and a break away from the ever-busy hospital environment.

21 Jul

Cranfield Universtiy - creating a hybrid working space

Cranfield University – MK:U – Creating Learning Environments for a Hybrid Student Community

We recently worked with Cranfield University and GVAV on an exciting project, fitting out spaces for a pilot programme of degree apprenticeships and courses in the newly formed MK:U.

TOP-TEC were focused on specifying furniture for video conferencing rooms, boardrooms, flexible learning spaces, hybrid working areas and breakout spaces for informal meetings.

22 Nov

The University of Liverpool – Implementing a new ‘Hybrid Working’ model

We were approached by the University of Liverpool who were refurbishing their staff offices and wanted to incorporate a ‘Hybrid Working’ scheme and provide a central hub where staff could collaborate both on site and remotely.

10 Aug

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital Library

TOP-TEC recently provided workspace solutions for a new library development at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. The Hospital wanted to create 3 distinct spaces in the library; an open plan study area that could be used for collaborative, ICT, and non-ICT based activities, a quiet study space and a bookable meeting room that doubled as an additional workspace.

23 Jan

Newcastle University – Urban Sciences Building – Flexible Teaching Spaces

As part of a new flagship development, the project team at the Urban Sciences Building (USB) were tasked with creating flexible teaching spaces that could be used for ICT and non-ICT related tasks. The space would need to accommodate up to 312 students over three large rooms and also be Equality Act Compliant.

19 Jan

University of Northampton – Waterside Campus – Flexible Learning Spaces

The University of Northampton had recently completed its purpose built campus and needed to create spaces that fit the expectations of their modern students utilising technology and employing modern teaching methods designed to keep students engaged. The University had a number of different requirements including brackets that could fit a range of screens, a way to utilise screens and deliver lessons in open plan areas and a secure and tamper proof housing for hardware that would drive their state of the art wayfinding system.

16 Jan

City, University of London – Teaching & Computer Labs – Drysdale Building Project

OP-TEC developed a range of technical furniture solutions for a series of learning and IT labs in the newly refurbished Drysdale Building at City, University of London. The overall objective was to update and enhance the University’s IT facilities and increase the number of open access PC workstations available for 300 students. TOP-TEC developed a range of custom desking solutions specific to the University’s requirements, that offered students complete flexibility and maximised the use of space throughout the building.

13 Jan

Herschel Learning Lab – Newcastle University

Keen to move away from the traditional pedagogies used in standard lecture theatres, Newcastle University wanted to develop an innovative learning space that encouraged collaborative activities for students in small groups to work on a variety of tasks including, problem solving and preparation of presentations, all of which could be facilitated by ICT.