The existing building at 70 Court Road is situated on Crown Estate land part of the Eltham Palace complex in south east London. The building, managed by English Heritage, had previously been an MOD training centre and the offices of London and Quadrant. It had been vacant for some years and was waiting for a new purpose.
Guarnieri Architects deigned and reconfirgures the interior of this building for Eurocentres, an established worldwide network of language schools.
The quality of a teaching space comes from a mix of both natural and artificial light and the acoustics of the space. A system of suspended ceiling lights and acoustic panels regulates and controls both the artificial light and acoustics; it also forms a consistent pattern with a sculptural quality that characterises the interior of the space. Different patterns and different colours of light fitting differentiate the teaching spaces from the communal areas of the school.
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