Seattle Central College

Lecture Hall, Room 4106

Seattle Central College (SCC) requested JP’s expertise to provide comprehensive renovations to Room 4106, a lecture hall located in the Broadway Edison Building. The team focused on creating a design that would resonate with millennial aspirations, provide an efficient use of space, improve accessibility, and offer the latest in audio-visual technology. The original lecture hall consisted of continuous rows of desks with fixed seating and side aisles, prohibiting flow and movement. The renovations to the hall included two center aisles, allowing the presenter access to the seating areas while providing improved instructional flexibility.

Founded in 1966, SCC was the first community college in Seattle. Today it remains a leading state college located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and is one of three colleges that make up the Seattle Colleges District.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Managed all stakeholder communication.
• Removed front projection screen with standard whiteboards.
• Designed and installed a new projection wall with continuous glass panels, including glass writing boards and glass projection panels. All installed glass panels are writable.
• Removed suspended ceiling and painted ceiling plenum and structure above Lecture Hall black to create a sense of volume.
• Installed suspended acoustical clouds to baffle noise and provide formality to the space.