A 24 Hour OCAD/Quiet Room

We want OCAD to be open 24 hours on school nights, so that would be Sunday to Thursday.

Here are the ways we want this plan to operate...
-We would open only a certain number of rooms for students to use, the rest would remain unopened. This would allow us to use our school's energy wisely and it would mean there would be fewer monitors needed.
-The Resources Centre, the the Sculpture & Installation Centre, the Material Arts & Design Centre, the Integrated Media Centre, the Academic Computing Centre, the Print Making Centre, the Imaging and AV Centre, and the Drawing and Painting Centre will each have certain rooms open and available to students and faculty.
-Over time, we would increase or decrease the number of rooms open to students after hours based on demand.
-There would be a "lights off, computers off" (if applicable for the ladder), policy for the rooms that would be open after hours.
-There would be a Quiet Room where students can retreat for a nap or to sit and relax (details will follow).

Here is how a 24 hour open OCAD would benefit the students and faculty...
-It would be open with respect to those who do not have the time to do school work during the day (for example, because of jobs) and to those whose work preferences are cut out for nighttime.
-It would give students access to the facilities that they may not have at home that their school work demands. For example, proper silk screening equipment, the latest imaging software, a photography studio, kilns for ceramic work, etc.
-It would extend opportunities for group meetings.
-It would accommodate the work preferences of those who do not like to work alone and find it easier to work at school. There are a lot of students here like that.
-Students would have full access to the resources at the Library.
-The Library it self would provide a good working environment for studying and writing for liberal studies classes.


We would like to add one more thing!

We need a place for students to crash because if they are at school all night, they will most likely want a place to get some rest and recharge. So we propose that we designate the student lounge by the bistro on the second floor of the main building to allow it to better accommodate students who want to take a little nap break. We do not want to deprive students of one of their student lounges, however, so we would like to curtain off the back half of the room, which would be where students would go to rest. There would be futons available for them and monitors to ensure student well-being. The other half of the room will be a place for students to sit and there will be desks and chairs with desktop lamps to study. The general idea of this would be so students can relax in a quiet, comfortable environment so they can recharge and get back to work. We can use the furniture we have already have, and we would like to add 3 - 6 new chairs for the seating area. An estimated cost for this new seating would be around $300, if we stick with a relatively low budget. An estimated cost for 6 - 10 new table lights would be about $60 - $100.

And here is what we have in mind in terms of a visual aid for the OCAD Quiet Room!