We asked….

You told us….

Now what

In the Common Room….

For your preferences on activities in the entertainment zone

You’d most prefer pool tables followed by table tennis tables, table football and then games consoles

We’ll work with the developer to build these preferences into the Common Room layout

What kind of seating you’d prefer

You prefer mostly soft seating and booths

If you’d be happy with a combination of study pod areas with high-backed seating and bookable private study rooms

81% of you told us you would

How many and what kind of TV screens you’d prefer

You’d prefer one large screen, preferably a retractable projector screen or a digital HD screen

In Reception……

As well as functioning as the main entrance, how else would you like to see the space used?  

80% of respondents would prefer this space to be primarily used as a meeting point, followed by as an additional lounge and lastly as an additional informal place to study with friends

We’ll work with the developer to build  these preferences into the Reception layout

What flooring combination would you prefer for a homely and welcoming feel?

The most popular combination was carpeted areas with some hard flooring with a timber style finish

Would you like a networked printer-copier station?

93% voted yes!

Gym and Dance Studio

Whether you’d prefer a smaller residents-only gym or a larger gym with an increased range of facilities but one that would have to be shared with the local community

71% of survey takers said they’d prefer a smaller gym.

As part of this consultation process, a town-hall meeting was held on 4 June where students were able to provide feedback on the development in person. At this event, there was an overwhelming response in favour of a larger gym, as this would facilitate more music rehearsal and quiet study space, in addition to a larger dance studio.

We also need to balance the views expressed in both this survey and the town-hall meeting with the following challenges:

• Ethos is grossly over-capacity and any options to relieve this demand must be seriously considered
• The larger space identified for the gym relocation is situated in a non-residential block and if not occupied as a gym, this would have to be let commercially as office space for local businesses as a planning requirement.

Taking into account all of the above, further discussions with the developer, Berkeley First can now take place to determine how the space will be used.

Students can rest assured that, whatever the final outcome:

- The gym will continue to be free

- It will be based on the Ethos model with state-of-the-art equipment and associated services

- Imperial students will be given priority of usage and any external memberships will be restricted, similar to the model at Ethos

Those of you in favour of a larger gym were also asked if you would prefer to see a larger dance studio, increased music rehearsal space and more study space allocated to quiet study

42% would also prefer to have a larger dance studio

If the final decision on the gym space means a relocation to a larger gym, we will be able to provide more of these spaces

42% would also prefer to have a increased music rehearsal space

60% would like more quiet study space

For the Roof-top Terrace….

How would you prefer to use this space?

82% of survey takers would prefer to have more benches or tables for group socializing compared to 18% who’d prefer more individual reclined seating such as hammocks

We can work with the developers to build this into the layout design

If you had any other suggestions?

You suggested bbqs, a projector screen, a bar and a café

We’ll take these into consideration but we are unlikely to able to provide a bar or café on the roof-terrace due to planning restrictions

For the Retail Unit….

What kind of retail unit would you prefer to have on the ground floor?

Of the choices we provided, the top three suggestions were:

- mini supermarket (65%)

- post office (62%)

- chemist (60%)

As there is a mini super market in very close proximity to the residence (Tesco Express), we will explore the post office and chemist suggestions in the first instance.