The SKG project has established seven principles of learning space design which support a constructivist approach to learning: that is, principles which support a learning environment which is student-centred student-centered, collaborative, and experiential.

• Comfort: a space which creates a physical and mental sense of ease and well-being
• Aesthetics: pleasure which includes the recognition of symmetry, harmony, simplicity and fitness for purpose
• Flow: the state of mind felt by the learner when totally involved in the learning experience
• Equity: consideration of the needs of cultural and physical differences
• Blending: a mixture of technological and face-to-face pedagogical resources
• Affordances:  the “action possibilities” the learning environment provides the users, including such things as kitchens, natural light, wifi, private spaces, sofas, and so on.
• Repurposing: the potential for multiple usage of a space