SMUSchoolofLaw

The new School of Law was designed to support a more connected academic environment. Teaching spaces, research areas and shared study settings sit alongside the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, creating a building shaped around learning, discussion and legal research.

At the center of the project is a strong sense of openness. The library and atrium spaces bring light through the building and create places where students, faculty members and legal partners can meet, study and work together. The glazing package needed to protect that openness while giving enclosed rooms the privacy expected in a legal education setting.

Optima’s Revolution double-glazed system was used throughout the School of Law to create rooms with acoustic separation while maintaining visual connection across the interior. This was important in a building where teaching, research, meetings and study activity all take place in close proximity.

The result is a more balanced academic environment. Enclosed spaces can support concentration and confidential discussion, while the wider building retains the transparency and shared character central to SMU’s brief.

Asia Affinity doors were installed with Tech Panels to complete selected rooms, providing a clean glazed entrance detail alongside integrated in-room control. This allowed the doors, partitions and room interfaces to work together as part of one coordinated system.

The different finishes applied across the glazing package allowed the systems to respond to MKPL’s design intent without breaking the overall architectural language. Across the project, the installation gives the School of Law a precise, consistent finish suited to a world-class university environment.