Class and Meeting Rooms

Foundation House, FIE’s primary study facility, boasts a superb location, facilities, and support services, making it an ideal venue for training events, small-scale conference programs, meetings and business presentations.

Located just 100 meters from Gloucester Road underground station and close to amenities and major transport links, FIE has a number of impressive, well equipped rooms available for hire.

Rooms can be set up in a variety of styles according to requirements. Reception and administration services, IT support, catering and accommodation can all be provided in conjunction with room hire.

Support Services

Reception

Registration of delegates for courses and events, plus administrative support, can be provided. Services are negotiated at time of booking.

IT

Foundation House has a resident IT manager who oversees the running of our IT facilities.  Access to the facilities can be arranged and computers can be supplied to rooms hired, subject to requirements.

Catering

Refreshments can be booked per session – morning, afternoon or evening.  These include tea/coffee/biscuits, mineral water, and a range of buffet-style lunches according to the time of day.

Access

Foundation House is entered via steps from street level (no ramp). Normal open hours are 8 am - 6 pm, Monday to Friday. There is controlled access via PIN code or a buzzer, and recorded CCTV. The front desk is staffed during working hours and when evening classes are taking place. There is a small elevator serving all floors.

Room Specifications

Classrooms


All of the classrooms in Foundation House, including equipment, are available for hire. Each classroom is equipped with:

  • Chairs with writing tablets (right- and left-handed)
  • Whiteboards, dry markers and board erasers
  • Flipchart
  • Wall projection screen
  • Air conditioning unit
  • Multimedia capability, with use of laptop, data projector (slide and/or overhead), DVD & VCR Combo player (NTSC compatible), and CD players (upon request)

Classroom Capacities

Ellen Terry Room: 25 students

Vivienne Westwood Room: 25 students

Virginia Woolf Room: 45 students

Alfred Hitchcock Room: 25 students

Oscar Wilde Meeting Room: 15 students

T. S. Eliot Room: 21 students

Beatrix Potter Room: 25 students

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Freddie Mercury Room: 35 students

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Conference Room


This room is designed to seat around 15 participants and is an ideal setting for faculty/staff interaction and discussions.

Faculty Office


Foundation House has two dedicated faculty offices. Each workstation has a PC with Internet and email access, a printer, and a telephone with voicemail. Standard office equipment – extra chairs, shelving and basic stationery equipment — is also supplied. Faculty members have access, using a PIN code system, to a photocopying machine located in the basement level of Foundation House.  Faxes can be sent from the Front Office, and will be billed to the partner university’s account.

Faculty Office Capacities:
Room B1 Faculty Office: 6 workstations
Room 32 Faculty Office: 3 workstations

Student Common Room

The Student Common Room features:

  • Modular seating and coffee tables
  • Cable TV
  • Chilled water dispenser
  • Daily newspaper / periodical rack
  • Two payphones located in the corridor
  • Student Life notice board with useful information about London
  • Access to reference books on UK and European destinations

Common Room Capacity:
Student Common Room: 45 - 50 students