The design of the current buiding
5 september 2025
In the early years, STE Languages taught in meeting rooms, company cafeterias, and rented classrooms. But as demand grew, so did the need for its own inspiring space. In 2001, STE Languages moved to an iconic building on Heggeranklaan, the Petrakerk. Originally a Reformed church, it was used for non-religious purposes from 1975 onwards. Omroep Brabant used the building as a studio, and from 2001 onwards, STE Languages was based there. The Petrakerk quickly became too small. In 2017, STE opened the doors of its current building on Aalsterweg in Eindhoven. In addition to rooms for staff, teachers, and students, it houses 12 large and 4 small classrooms. It's a bright, modern building with uniquely designed language classrooms, technology for online learning, and a meeting space where students from all over can connect. The design, materials, and colours were fully tailored to the international target group, created in an inspiring way by design agency Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe. The design of the current building on Aalsterweg in Eindhoven is a fitting nod to one of the lesser-known P's of Marketing: Physical Evidence. Physical Evidence offers customers tangible and valuable clues to evaluate and assess the quality of a service or product, and contributes to a company's image and brand recognition