The Doon School — Heritage-Sensitive Classroom Furniture
Modern furniture for a protected heritage campus
Founded in 1935, The Doon School's Dehradun campus is one of India's most recognisable heritage school buildings — colonial-era architecture, arched windows and wood-panelled interiors that the school was determined to preserve.
The brief was to replace ageing classroom furniture with pieces that were more durable and ergonomic for daily boarding-school use, without clashing with the character of the rooms they sat in.
What they needed
- Wood-tone desks and chairs that read naturally against heritage interiors
- Sturdy, boarding-school-grade construction for years of daily use
- Comfortable, ergonomic seating for long classroom hours
- Installation that respected working hours and protected heritage fittings
Custom finishes that honour the building's character
Popcorn Furniture designed a wood-finish tablet-arm desk and chair range, matched in tone to the classrooms' existing wood trim, and manufactured in-house to BIS standards for long-term institutional durability. Installation was scheduled room by room, working carefully around the campus's heritage status.
Spaces we furnished
- Heritage classrooms — wood-finish tablet-arm desks & chairs
- Lecture & assembly rooms — durable, easily rearranged seating
- Boarding house study areas — study desks and storage
- Staff & admin rooms — workstations and storage
Project gallery
Popcorn understood that we couldn't just modernise our classrooms — the furniture had to belong in rooms that are almost ninety years old. They got the balance exactly right.
From heritage survey to a ready classroom
Heritage-aware survey
On-site measurement and material study of each protected classroom.
Finish matching
Wood tones and detailing matched to the room's existing character.
Manufacture
In-house production to BIS and long-term institutional durability standards.
Careful installation
Room-by-room install scheduled to protect heritage fittings and finishes.
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