DEDICATED SPACES FOR CREATIVE, TRANSDISCIPLINARY WORK ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES!
Our spaces are designed to trigger innovative thinking, stimulate collaboration, have fun, embrace multiple perspectives and make futures tangible. See how our multi-purpose rooms are utilised for education, research, (business) projects, and the ever-so-necessary brain relaxation.
This is just a brief impression - we invite you to collaborate with us and experience the full potential of our spaces first-hand. Take a look at this page to discover the possibilities of collaborating, addressing societal challenges, and inviting new perspectives.
Upstairs:
IDEATE
The first ideas
- The ideal brainstorm setting
- Often used for: lectures, presentations, group work, bigger events
- Explore and analyse the context and problem. Be inspired by lectures, scientific research and gather new insight to come up with new ideas.
- Max capacity plenary: 200
- Max capacity groups: 150
The first ideas
- The ideal brainstorm setting
- Often used for: lectures, presentations, group work, bigger events
- Explore and analyse the context and problem. Be inspired by lectures, scientific research and gather new insight to come up with new ideas.
- Max capacity plenary: 200
- Max capacity groups: 150
Lounge
Meet, Relax & clear your mind
- Much-needed brain relaxation after hard work :-)
- Often used for: informal brainstoms, catching up, ping-pong!
- Max capacity: 15
Meet, Relax & clear your mind
- Much-needed brain relaxation after hard work :-)
- Often used for: informal brainstoms, catching up, ping-pong!
- Max capacity: 15
CONCEPTUALISE
Translate ideas into concepts
- With mobile tv screens, whiteboard and flip-overs
- Often used for: project group work, meet-ups, creating the first ideas for prototypes
- Max capacity 55
Translate ideas into concepts
- With mobile tv screens, whiteboard and flip-overs
- Often used for: project group work, meet-ups, creating the first ideas for prototypes
- Max capacity: 55
Prototype
Rapid prototyping and group work
- Turn your concept into a prototype
- Often used for: rapid prototyping and group work
- Adjacent to workshops: easily switch between prototyping and group discussion
- Max capacity: 12
Rapid prototyping and group work
- Turn your concept into a prototype
- Often used for: rapid prototyping and group work
- Adjacent to workshops: easily switch between prototyping and group discussion
- Max capacity: 12
mWorkshop
For all your woodwork
- Too wood to be true!
- Often used for: project work, prototyping
- Max capacity: 10
- Opening time: 9:00 - 17:00
- Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)
For all your woodwork
- CNC milling machine Isel ICP4030
- Table saw
- Radial arm saw
- Bandsaw
- Belt sander
- Hot wire foam cutter
- Scroll saw
Personal projects
Do you want to use the laser cutter, 3D printer or other tools and machines for a personal project? Good news: we regurarly host a Makers Night and DesignLab University courses to make this possible. Keep an eye on the agenda for the next dates and sign up.
During regular opening hours, both workshops are only used for projects that are research or education related.
tWorkshop
tWorkshop
- Offer sewing supplies, such as:
- fabrics, cutting tools, pinning tools, pattern-making tools
- two Pfaff home sewing machines that can be used by everyone
- Husqvarna Viking sewing machine that you can use after Sewing 1 workshop
- a heavy-duty Juki industrial sewing machine for which Sewing 1 & 2 are required
- We offer support & Sewing 1 - 2 workshops on Thursdays and Fridays. You can sign up here.
INFORM
SPREAD THE WORD
- Offering space for bigger groups, can be closed to be public offering a more intimate setting
- Often used for: creative business sessions, lectures, workshops, meetings & conferences
- Max capacity: 50
SPREAD THE WORD
- Offering space for bigger groups, can be closed to be public offering a more intimate setting
- Often used for: creative business sessions, lectures, workshops, meetings & conferences
- Max capacity: 50
PLAYGROUND
Play with Impact
- Often used for: research, experimenting with advanced technology and showcasing (DesignLab) projects
- With motion tracking sensors
- Open area
Play with Impact
- Often used for: research, experimenting with advanced technology and showcasing (DesignLab) projects
- With motion tracking sensors
- Open area
Learn-X / Inspire
Collaborative educational spaces and technology
- Often used for: experimenting with technology in education, large exhibitions of student prototypes, big group projects
- Aims to support creative didactical concepts
- Max. capacity Inspire: 65
- Max. capacity Learn-X: 55
Collaborative educational spaces and technology
- Often used for: experimenting with technology in education, large exhibitions of student prototypes, big group projects
- Aims to support creative didactical concepts
- Max. capacity Inspire: 65
- Max. capacity Learn-X: 55
Please note: COCKPIT, CAPTAIN, MEET, PHILOSOPHYLAB, ROBOLAB EN CO-DESIGNLAB are non-bookable rooms. You will find members of the DesignLab DreamTeam, Operational Team and Management Team in here :-).
Downstairs:
dWorkshop
Let's get digital!
- Often used for: photography, videography, audio recording, virtual reality and digital design
- Equipment: camera gear, video lights, editing workstation, audio recording device, backdrops incl. green screen
- Max capacity: 5
- Opening time: 9:00 - 17:00
- Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)
Let's get digital!
- Often used for: photography, videography, audio recording, virtual reality and digital design
- Equipment: camera gear, video lights, editing workstation, audio recording device, backdrops incl. green screen
- Max capacity: 5
- Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)
INVITE
Welcome to DesignLab, world
- Primarily used for hosting external guests and high-profile intimate meetings
- Available: conference table, chairs, beamer, and coffee corner
- Max capacity: 12
- Teams Rooms setup available
Welcome to DesignLab, world
- Primarily used for hosting external guests and high-profile intimate meetings
- Available: conference table, chairs, beamer, and coffee corner
- Max capacity: 12
- Teams Rooms setup available
CONNECT
Creative desk work
- Many set-ups available due to innovative shape of the desks
- Often used for: workshops, longer period of group desk work, project group meetings
- Max capacity: 24
- Teams Rooms setup available
Creative desk work
- Many set-ups available due to innovative shape of the desks
- Often used for: workshops, longer period of group desk work, project group meetings
- Max capacity: 24
- Teams Rooms setup available
PLAY
Gather round your ideas
- Often used for: brief, creative team brainstorms
- Make your mark: visualise your ideas on the writable glass plate in the table, or on the walls.
- Give it a spin - the glass plate in the table can turn 360 degrees so you pass on the idea to a team member.
- Max capacity: 12
Gather round your ideas
- Often used for: brief, creative team brainstorms
- Make your mark: visualise your ideas on the writable glass plate in the table, or on the walls.
- Give it a spin - the glass plate in the table can turn 360 degrees so you pass on the idea to a team member.
- Max capacity: 12
Please note, not open for bookings:
RECHARGE is a small lounge area, a non-bookable place to re-energise. SHARE is being used by the project team of DesignLab.
Floor plan:
See where to find which space in DesignLab.
Questions?
DesignLab DreamTeam
Contact us for the day-to-day information about DesignLab (or to exchange brilliant new ideas).
+31534892079
designlab@utwente.nl