Reception Areas
Interior Design & Refurbishment
First impressions count – your school will shine
Design Expertise
Your school reception is where visitors, new staff, prospective students and parents see the inside of your school for the first time.
Envoplan’s expertise in designing and manufacturing welcoming comfortable reception areas combined with your friendly staff will make your visitors’ initial experience of your school a happy and positive one.
Whether you are looking for a grand entrance or a friendly welcome, our school reception area design service will help you achieve what is best for your school.
Taking a intelligent design-led approach to your school reception area interior design and refurbishment project will help you create that stunning first impression – for students, prospective parents and staff alike.
Safeguarding and collaboration
We’ll help you create a suitable and welcoming first impression in a professional yet functional reception area that really reflects your school’s values as well as safeguarding students and staff. We’re here to assist you through the whole design journey:
- Collaboration with your safeguarding team
- Choosing the right reception desk system
- Ensuring your staff have ample space to work
- Every other part of the design and fit process
Staff and admin offices
Often it’s necessary for the school admin offices to located close to your school reception area.
We’ll work with your team to space plan the environment, making sure it truly works for you.
Our user-centred design approach will take into account the needs of your entire admin team.
School reception waiting spaces
School reception area waiting spaces are a reflection of your school brand.
It’s here that visitors to your school will settle once they’ve arrived, and take account of their surroundings. We’ll work with you to create waiting areas for visitors, either situated within the main reception area, or in an adjacent room.
We’ll help you match furniture and décor to the style and character of your building, helping to portray a memorable and welcoming first impression.
Events, weddings and more
Your school reception area is often more than just a school reception area.
Sometimes it may be used for weddings, special events or other purposes.
Whether your reception area is situated in a listed building or a new block, our specialist design team will bridge the gap between the architecture of your space and the end users.
Smart, discreet storage
Storage that looks good but performs even better.
We manufacture storage to suit your unique requirements. Our in-house furniture manufacturing facility lets us create a furniture solution that will meet your unique needs, as well as being durable and discreet.
You can choose from a range of finishes and colours, selecting storage and furniture styles that will complement your building and preferred school colours.
Think we’re a good fit?
If you’ve got a school refurbishment or interior design project you’d like to discuss with us, please get in touch.
Simply call +44 (0) 20 8997 9656 or email us.
Case Studies
Kingsley School Learning Resource Centre
We worked with the Kingsley School to design and deliver a thriving library —a space where, according to their Headmistress, “Everybody wants to come, learn, grow, read, and be together.”
St. Stephen’s School Boarding
Embarking on a transformative project to expand its capacity and enhance the student experience
St. Mary’s School Cambridge
We worked with St Mary’s School, Cambridge, to design and deliver a series of thriving classrooms.
Woldingham School – Sixth Form Centre
This cutting-edge sixth form centre has directly led to a very positive impact on learning outcomes and wellbeing.
Peterborough School
The Vision With the support of their governors, the Peterborough School embarked on an ambitious project to reimagine their early years classroom, envisioning a reception …
Farnborough Hill
Designing and Delivering a Flexible Classroom and Multifunctional Sixth Form
Tormead School – Sixth Form Centre
This cutting-edge sixth form centre has directly led to a very positive impact on learning outcomes and wellbeing.
Halliford School – Learning Resource Centre
Halliford School worked with Envoplan to create a brand-new Learning Resource Centre for students, staff, and visitors.
Marist School – Sixth Form
The Marist School embarked on a project with Envoplan to redesign their sixth form, driven by Headmistress Jo Smith’s vision of a bright, purposeful, and multifunctional area that fosters academic and personal growth.
Sherborne School For Girls
Sherborne School needed additional study space due to the increased number of pupils for Sixth Form entry.
Edgbaston School For Girls
Edgbaston Sixth Form Centre approached Envoplan with a challenge to refurbish its existing learning space.
St. Christopher’s School
St. Christopher’s Prep School for Girls isn’t any old school. Over 140 years ago, the school was founded as a small establishment in Hampstead, run entirely by Miss Roberts in her father’s drawing room.