The interior design of a room influences mood. As such, when students require a room for their studies, the “mood” of a room may offer a comfortable, yet ambitious energy. This offers greater mental concentration and impetus to retain study materials for occupants of the room.
Across a Crowded Room
When a room has a “crowded” feeling, it usually includes hidden spaces that can be mentally distracting and unsettling to the senses. The proper room design for learning potential should offer a sense of “breathing room” and mobility.
The colors in the design of a room also play a large role in learning potential. For decades, psychologists have reported that colors influence the mind.
Room colors have the ability to be distracting and also evoke personal experiences related to specific color schemes. There are several colors that influence learning potential in a room used for studying. These include:
- Grey
- Turquoise
- Pale blue and green
- Off white
- Tan and mocha
Colors also affect the performance of an individual’s learning potential. In many rooms where study is performed, even the color of a computer screen can have an influence on learning potential. The computer screen color should be visually relaxing to the eyes.
Design a Room for Learning Potential
In addition to the colors in a room, furnishings also encourage learning potential. It is essential that the furnishings offer a balanced appeal visually and that the location of furniture be conducive to at least two to three hours of study.
The room’s design should not appear too “sterile” and should provide adequate acoustics to offset “white noise” that is prevalent in the background. There should be provision for sufficient light either from windows or lamps.
Convenient Access to Study Materials
Along with comfortable, sturdy furniture like a desk or long table, accessible book shelves and a small file for archived research documents, there should be convenient access to study materials located within a few steps from a desk and chair.
Hi-Tech Accessories
In addition to a computer or laptop, a room should be designed with a large white board which can be electronically accessed with a remote control or used manually. This works well with students in hi tech studies like math and science who find a large white board essential to graphical representations that are part of their studies.
The Best Way to Know How Room Design Influences Learning Potential
For many individuals, the most accurate method to know how a room design influences learning potential is to take notice of other formal study places. For example, take note of the room design of a library or a study lab at a school or college. This will provide a good indication of the best room design that inspires optimal learning potential.
Take note of the level of sound and type of acoustics, the colors used in these examples and also the location of furniture, computer stations and other audio and visual aids.
The door to greater influence of learning potential is as near as the door of a well-designed room.