Classroom with orange and black student chairs, white and grey tables, and storage units.

EDUCATION

Fostering Educational Environments

Serving Private & Public Higher Education Institutions & K-12 Schools

BBE has a long legacy of servicing educational markets.

Each area of any school campus has unique design and functionality needs for furnishings and office equipment. With over 20 years’ experience in the educational arena, we’ve addressed them all:


  • libraries
  • faculty offices
  • student and campus life spaces
  • science buildings
  • mixed academic buildings
  • dining halls and dorm
  • we even designed a barber shop!

We believe successful outcomes start by having the end goals in mind. So, we establish good working relationships with teams in each of the various school departments. This could be purchasing, facilities, project management, health and safety, and environmental services, as well as the faculty, staff or students who are end-users. Each has their own goals and objectives that need to be addressed when a project is in the specification phase, so that the space and office furniture functions for everyone involved.


BBE launched into the educational market 20 years ago when we became members of the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC) which is a nonprofit purchasing consortium for public institutions of higher education. We share a common goal with the Consortium — which is to provide best practices for educational institutions.

EDUCATIONAL MARKET: PRIORITIES

BBE addresses the following priorities expressed most often by our private and public educational clients.

SHIFTING EDUCATIONAL MODELS

We design flexible spaces for multiple usages.


BUDGETARY PLANNING

BBE team provides budgeting advice so partners can budget for upcoming capital projects.


ENVIRONMENTS TO PROMOTE LEARNING

We address this by understanding your goals upfront.


CHANGING TECHNOLOGY

As technology changes, we innovate to adapt our solutions.


DURABILITY & CLEANING

We specify furniture for high traffic areas, usage, cleanability & design.


COMPETITIVE PRICING

We work with vendors on buying options to offer the best pricing.

Educational Office Design Projects

Classroom with rectangular tables and rolling chairs, glass walls, and colorful decor.

Educational Clients

Berkshire Community College logo: green Celtic knot beside blue text.
Hampshire College logo: a square with purple, red, burgundy, and blue bars; "HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE" in black text below.
Logo for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; blue rectangle with "MCLA" and text below.
Miss Hall's School logo. Blue and gold circular emblem with intertwined "M" and "H" in center. "Miss Hall's School" and "Founded 1898" in the border.
Cover:

Have a Look!

Introduction


Insights


  • Human-Centered Design
  • Learning Spaces Workshop
  • Adjustable Academics
  • Case Study
  • Planning Ideas


Inspiration

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Have a Look!

Introduction


Insights


  • Play, Make, Design
  • Designing for A(lpha) to Z
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Ruckus Research
  • Planning Ideas


Inspiration

Our Markets

Teacher speaking to children seated on green couches in a modern school lounge with colorful wall accents.

Education

Nurse taking patient's blood pressure in a medical office. Patient sits in a recliner.

Healthcare

Office interior with people working at desks, concrete columns, and track lighting.

Corporate

Education

Healthcare