Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 6480 sq. metres
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- Entrance/Public Areas: 516sqm
Learning/Working Space: 3802sqm
University Archive: 128sqm
Library workroom/ book returns room: 35sqm
Total Net Usable Area: 4875sqm
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- Video Conference Room
- 27
Computers
- IT equipped spaces in small clusters across all floors which avoids banks of computers.
- 28
Special collections
- University Archives
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 10no. Acoustically screened Group Study Rooms.
2no. Academic Skills Workshop rooms.
Open access to these rooms when not booked.
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- Gallery, Retail and Exhibition space in adjoining Academic Building which are publically accessible.
- 31
Lecture hall
- Two lecture theatres in adjoining Academic Building which are publically accessible.
- 32
Public refreshments
- Cafe in adjoining Academic Building which are publically accessible.
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- Library Staff accommodation is located on the Third Floor of the Library.
- 34
Closed access stacks
- Closed access stack are located in the Library Basement. (University Archives)
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 1346 sq. metres [Plant, Toilets, Stairs etc.]
- 36
Further information
- 5 levels
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 700
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 78 [Group Study Rooms]
- 39
Computers
- 311
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 72 [Academic Skills Lab]
- 41
Regular
- 239
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 5600 linear metres
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 5180 linear metres
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 420 linear metres
- 45
Compact shelving
- 420 linear metres [Included in item 44.]
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 30 linear metres [AV Resources integrated.]
- 47
Other
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 25 [In addition we employ student workers for shelving duties, IT support and we outsource for staffing cover for extended opening.]
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- Natural ventilation is used where possible, complemented by highly efficient mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. CHYBÍ!
- 50
Heating
- A central heating and cooling plant serves the whole development, with high-efficiency boilers and chillers. CHYBÍ!
- 51
Lighting
- The brief called for a development of about 16,000m2 with natural daylight for library, seminar and design studio spaces. CHYBÍ!
- 52
Acoustics
- Carpets and a ceiling-hung system were used to provide acoustic absorption
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 2 lifts
- 54
Book transportation system
- Bibliotheca Smart Return Book Sorter 300 Series
- 55
Theft detection
- Smartgate RFID by Bibliotheca
- 56
Building management system
- CHYBÍ!
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- Each floor is provided with 13A switched socket outlets for connection into wireless LAN equipment within the ceiling void.
- 58
Other
- The new building achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. CHYBÍ!
