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Individual Study Pods (All Students)

Location: Waterloo

Study pods are enclosed spaces, like a phone booth. It seats one person and there is a surface for a laptop.

Pods 7P1, 7P2, & 7P3

  • Pod Signage
    • Braille pod numbers on exterior. 7P2 is incorrectly brailled as 7P6
  • Pod numbering
    • 7P1: southmost, closest to Albert Street
    • 7P2: middle
    • 7P3: nearest the elevator
  • Entering/exiting
    • Door width is 40 inches
    • 3.5 inch step into/out of the pod
    • No railing or bars for stability
    • No turning radius for wheelchairs
    • See caution below
  • Door
    • Doors are made of transparent glass and so are easy to open
    • Doors open with finger grip rather than lever or knob
    • Doors have no lock
  • Interior
    • Pods are 6 feet 11 inches tall
    • Pods are 40 inches wide by 40 inches deep
    • With chair, enough space for a backpack
    • No coat hanger
  • Furnishing
    • Simple desk chair
    • Fixed desk surface, non-height adjustable (14 inches deep and 30 inches wide)
    • Two power outlets
    • One USB port for charging
  • Noise
    • Fan emits a noticeable white noise hum
  • Lighting
    • One ceiling light present
    • Lighting can not be turned on or off (it turns on by motion)
  • Emergency
    • 7P1: Strobe fire alarm is close and flashes should be visible from the pod

Cautions

  • Entering/exiting:
    • There is no high contrast marker for the edge
  • Emergency
    • 7P2 and 7P3: Flashes from strobe fire alarm may not be visible from within these pods

Bookable Rooms

7P1 Details

Pod 7P1 is the southmost, closest to Albert Street

Pods have braille numbers on their exterior.

  • Entering/exiting
    • Door width is 40 inches
    • There is a 3.5 inch step into/out of the pod
    • There is no railing or bars for stability
    • There is no turning radius for wheelchairs
  • Entering/exiting
    • Door width is 40 inches
    • There is a 3.5 inch step into/out of the pod
    • There is no railing or bars for stability
    • There is no turning radius for wheelchairs
  • Door
    • Doors are made of transparent glass and so are easy to open
    • Doors open with finger grip rather than lever or knob
    • Doors have no lock
  • Interior
    • The pod is 6 feet 11 inches tall
    • Pod is 40 inches wide by 40 inches deep
    • With chair, enough space for a backpack
    • No coat hanger
  • Furnishing
    • Simple desk chair
    • Fixed desk surface, non-height adjustable (14 inches deep and 30 inches wide)
    • Two power outlets
    • One USB port for charging
  • Noise
    • Fan emits a noticeable white noise hum
  • Lighting
    • One ceiling light present
    • Lighting can not be turned on or off (motion sensitive)
  • Emergency
    • 7P1: Strobe fire alarm is close and flashes should be visible from the pod

 

7P1 Cautions

Entering/exiting There is no high contrast marker for the edge

    7P2 Details
    • Pod signs
      • Pods have braille numbers on their exterior. 7P2 is incorrectly brailled as 7P6
    • Pod numbering: Pod 7P2 is in the middle
    • Entering/exiting
      • Door width is 40 inches
      • There is a 3.5 inch step into/out of the pod
      • There is no railing or bars for stability
      • There is no turning radius for wheelchairs
    • Door
      • Doors are made of transparent glass and so are easy to open
      • Doors open with finger grip rather than lever or knob
      • Doors have no lock
    • Interior
      • The pod is 6 feet 11 inches tall
      • Pod is 40 inches wide by 40 inches deep
      • With chair, enough space for a backpack
      • No coat hanger
    • Furnishing
      • Simple desk chair
      • Fixed desk surface, non-height adjustable (14 inches deep and 30 inches wide)
      • Two power outlets
      • One USB port for charging
    • Noise
      • Fan emits a noticeable white noise hum
    • Lighting
      • One ceiling light present
      • Lighting can not be turned on or off (motion sensitive)

       

      7P2 Cautions
      • Entering/exiting:
        • There is no high contrast marker for the edge
      • Emergency
        • 7P2  Flashes from strobe fire alarm may not be visible from within these pods
        7P3 Details
        • Pod signs
          • Pods have braille numbers on their exterior. 
        • Pod numbering
          • Pod 7P3 is nearest the elevator
        • Entering/exiting
          • Door width is 40 inches
          • There is a 3.5 inch step into/out of the pod
          • There is no railing or bars for stability
          • There is no turning radius for wheelchairs
        • Door
          • Doors are made of transparent glass and so are easy to open
          • Doors open with finger grip rather than lever or knob
          • Doors have no lock
        • Interior
          • The pod is 6 feet 11 inches tall
          • Pod is 40 inches wide by 40 inches deep
          • With chair, enough space for a backpack
          • No coat hanger
        • Furnishing
          • Simple desk chair
          • Fixed desk surface, non-height adjustable (14 inches deep and 30 inches wide)
          • Two power outlets
          • One USB port for charging
        • Noise
          • Fan emits a noticeable white noise hum
        • Lighting
          • One ceiling light present
          • Lighting can not be turned on or off (motion sensitive)
        • Emergency
          • Flashes from strobe fire alarm may not be visible from within this pod
        7P3 Cautions
        • Entering/exiting:
          • There is no high contrast marker for the edge
        • Emergency
          • Flashes from strobe fire alarm may not be visible from within this pod