Fanshawe College - Innovation Village (Phases 1, 2, & 3)

Innovation Village Phase 1 and 2 is a modernization and redevelopment within existing L and F Buildings, into an innovation centre and learning commons to support its future-focused teaching and learning strategies. Some key features of the 55,000-square-foot facility include:

• Open access collaboration spaces;
• Entrepreneurial support services;
• Large group assembly / presentation spaces
• Maker and project spaces;
• Rejuvenated homework (computer) labs;
• Visualization (AR/VR) labs;
• Individual and group study spaces;
• Research, teaching and learning, and technical support services;
• Indigenous Spirit Assembly space;
• Circulation, collections, training workshop, study facilities & archival spaces;
• Connecting links throughout;
• Two storey vertical folding partition wall systems;
• Modular vegetated roofing systems;
• Mass timber construction

Innovation Village Phase 3 involves the partial demolition and replacement of the Student Union Building (SUB). Some key features of the 57,000-square-foot facility include:

• A new Forwell Hall;
• Food services;
• Hair salon;
• Student study spaces;
• Idea marketplace (studios, presentation, conference and event agora spaces);
• Shelled spaces for future classroom expansion;
• Connecting link;
• Mass timber construction;
• Photovoltaic wall cladding;

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