Arrival
A reception that feels calm and open, with somewhere to wait that is not a corridor.
Ankem Spatial · Education offices
Offices where students want to come
For international education advisory firms, counselling practices and training providers: offices planned in 3D around the student’s visit, from the first conversation to the workshop room.
The space
What an education office needs.
A student decides in the first few minutes whether a place feels serious, welcoming and theirs. Every room is planned with that in mind.
Counselling rooms
Small, quiet rooms for one student and a parent, with a screen for applications and plans.
Workshop room
A flexible room for twelve to forty, with movable seating and a presentation wall.
Parent briefing space
Room for families to hear a talk and ask questions in comfort.
Study corner
Quiet desks where students can work on applications between sessions.
The brand, in the room
Materials, light and signage that say who you are before anyone speaks.
Workshops
Workshops the space should be ready for.
Each needs a different arrangement of the same room. The plan shows each one before the furniture is ordered.
Career exploration
Students map interests to fields and courses, in small groups.
University and course selection
Shortlists built with a counsellor, country by country.
Essays and statements
Drafting sessions with one-to-one feedback.
Interview preparation
Mock interviews in a room set up like the real thing.
Study skills and time
Planning, revision and managing the application year.
Parent information evenings
Timelines, funding and what to expect, for the whole family.
Today’s students
Designed for how students live now.
Today’s students grew up on phones. They notice quickly whether a place understands them.
- Visual firstScreens and walls that show options and outcomes, not only talk about them.
- Shared spacesRoom to work together, not only to sit and listen.
- ConnectedBookings, reminders and follow-ups on the phone, through Edkem Learning.
- HonestA space that feels real and well made, not staged.