UM Library & MH Roadstyling
The Project
The Project
Design the Future of UM’s Learning Spaces
The Universiteitsbibliotheek (UB) is more than just a place to study—it is the heart of the Maastricht University community. Together with MH Roadstyling, a creative production company specializing in visual communication and branding, we are reimagining our Learning Spaces to better support students’ academic and personal needs.
Our challenge: how can we create study environments that not only improve concentration and learning outcomes, but also promote wellbeing, inclusivity, and a sense of belonging? Beyond furniture and layout, we aim to explore how branding, signing, wayfinding, and visual identity can shape the student experience, making them feel welcome, safe, and connected.
This PREMIUM project invites students to combine research, creativity, and user-centered design. You will explore scientific insights on effective studying, motivation, and wellbeing, and translate these into tangible concepts for our Learning Spaces. Your work will focus on the Inner City Library but has the potential to impact all UB locations.
Students will develop:
- Branding and visual identity concepts that strengthen the atmosphere of the library
- Design scenarios for signage, wayfinding, and visual decoration
- Inclusive and wellbeing-oriented interventions that support effective study
- Recommendations aligned with UM’s educational and research policy
Your insights will directly inform our vision for the future University Library. By co-creating with the UM community, you will help ensure that the learning environment supports participation, co-ownership, and a strong sense of community. The project outcomes will guide real-world implementations and could shape how future students study, relax, and connect across campus.
Joining this project means contributing to innovative, student-centered spaces that combine functionality with inspiration. You will gain hands-on experience in research, design, and stakeholder engagement while leaving a tangible mark on the future of UM’s academic environment.
Do you want to help design a library where students don’t just study, but truly flourish? Join us and be part of shaping the next generation of Learning Spaces at Maastricht University.
The Client
The Client
MH Roadstyling
We’re a big company specialised in providing comprehensive advertising solutions and interior applications. Since 1989, our family business has been serving ambitious brands and organisations looking to make an impact.
At MH Roadstyling, our 70 enthusiastic and skilled employees go the extra mile to provide innovative, eye-catching and distinctive solutions to all your problems. At heart, we are still the same personal family business that we started out as. You can see that in our approach. When you work with us, you work with a close-knit team of professionals. People who get up in the morning to pursue their passion. This is why we can confidently say that every project receives the attention it deserves. How do we achieve this? We take care of everything from A to Z: from providing honest advice and delivering spot-on project management and sleek designs to ensuring customised production, perfect installation and professional maintenance. We think along with you — but above all, we make it happen! Quality is our top priority. Together, we have only one goal: to ensure our customers are super-satisfied.
University Library (UB)
The UB is a partner in research and education at Maastricht University (UM) and supports knowledge development and dissemination within the UM community.
The main target groups of the UB are researchers, lecturers, and students of the UM (with the focus on students for this project). The University Library is responsible for acquiring and making accessible scientific information sources (to a large extent digital) (journals, e-books, data files, streaming videos), the digital and physical learning environment of UM, information skills training and e-learning support, research data management (RDM), and other research support.
An important part of the library consists of providing learning spaces. Learning spaces where the entire UM-community feels welcome and at home. These spaces are an important part of the face of the UM as a whole.
Co-Creator Client
We want to be actively involved in order to support with information, to organize student support and make a strong connection with students and staff.