3D Workshops

Our brand-new 3D workshops let you explore a range of materials using modern and traditional techniques.

From wood, ceramics, and metal to our FabLab where you can explore 3D printing, CAD/CAM and model making, painting, and finishing.

Computer Suites

Across the campus we have computer suites which are used for teaching, as well as drop-in spaces which allow you flexible access to resources. You’ll benefit from the full Adobe Creative Cloud and the Microsoft Suite. Our 2D and 3D CAD is supported by industry standard software for solid and surface modelling, digital manufacture, rendering and visualisation.

Photography studios

At BNU we offer state-of-the-art photography facilities where you’ll have access to industry-standard lighting studios, wet darkroom, professional scanning suite and print bureau at our High Wycombe campus. As well as this you’ll benefit from your own mac suites, which host the full Adobe Creative Cloud, and professional printing area.

On quiet days you’ll find yourself spending time in the courses very own break out and teaching area, a light and open space to help you focus and let creativity flow.

You’ll also have access to a range of cameras and equipment (analogue and digital) available for loan to support their practice, including:

• Nikon and Canon lenses
• 5x4 Linhoff, Horseman and Cambo cameras
• medium format Bronica, Fuji, Mamiya film cameras
• medium format Pentax and Hasselblad digital cameras
• Godox, Neewer, Mecablitz and Canon camera top flash

Fashion and Textile Studios

Primarily home to Fashion Design, Costume Design and Making, Fashion Promotion and Communication and Textile Design. Based over two floors, each student is allocated their own dedicated workspace, alongside teaching areas.

The Fashion and Textile Studio contains:

• an in-house fabric and yarn store
• screen printing facilities
• a dye laboratory
• knitting machines – including domestic machines, hand flat industrial Dubied’s and state-of-the-art computerised Stoll.
• sewing and garment production facilities
• Mac Suit with scanners up to A0
• a laser cutter
• Mimaki digital and heat-transfer printing for fabric
• heat presses
• surface stitch machines including a tufting machine and a Cornelli
• traditional etching
• mono-print
• Wood block and letter press printing.

Drama Studios

Bring your productions and pieces to life in one of our three drama studios.

Drama studio 1 is located in the Gateway building and is our principal performance space. It features a tiered seating bank, overhead lighting system with a mixture of generic and intelligent fixtures, performance sound system and multimedia playback. It also contains tie-lines that enable connections to be made between the stage and control-room and other studios in the Gateway.

Drama studio 2 is a large and airy space, ideally suited to running movement workshops. It features a sprung floor, an overhead trussing system, lighting & sound system and black-out drapes around the room, enabling the larger space to be divided into two working zones. There is also a mirror wall for physical theatre and dance.

Drama studio 3 is a small black box studio dedicated to teaching, small group and personal rehearsals.

As well as this you’ll may be able to benefit from our film and TV green screen studio and our specialist cameras and video equipment.

Dance Studios

Our dance studios are bright and open spaces, where you can let your creativity flow. In our dance studios you’ll be taught by our lecturers who have a wealth of industry and academic experience and who will nurture your learning and professional development throughout your time with us.

All dance studios at BNU are well-equipped, with the following facilities; overheard gallery lighting, audio playback facilities, fully sprung floors, floor to ceiling mirrors for rehearsals, ballet barres and air conditioning.