Technical Information
a floor area (24-35)
- 24
Total gross floor area
- 30600 sq. metres
- divided into
- 25
Open access services
- 12700 sq. metres [open access services: all areas, except for closed stacks and the library administration area]
- special rooms for (26-29)
- 26
Audiovisual
- 777 sq. metres [Media center with work-places for using, creating and editing media, audio and video studios and a cross media editorial team]
- 27
Computers
- 512 sq. metres [2 seminar rooms (computers, laptops), catalogue computers, 2 PC pools, lendable tablet PC, iMacs and Macs (Media center), presentation screens]
- 28
Special collections
- 255 sq. metres [Special reading room for historical collections and other collections worthy of protection]
- 29
Seminar room(s)
- 272 sq. metres [2 seminar rooms, 2 seminar rooms in Media Center]
- special activities (30-32)
- 30
Exhibition space
- exhibition spaces in parlatory
- 31
Lecture hall
- 277 sq. metres [multi-purpose hall for exhibitions and events, 200 seats]
- 32
Public refreshments
- 503 sq. metres [The cafeteria in the foyer is part of the library’s using concept („learning lounge“), in summer time additional outdoor service]
- 33
Administration and staff areas
- 4050 sq. metres [instead of individual offices predominantly open space office environments]
- 34
Closed access stacks
- 11580 sq. metres [2 closed access stacks (basement floors 2 and 3)]
- 35
Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.
- 9930 sq. metres
- 36
Further information
- 9 floors (3 basement floors, 7 public floors)
- 37
Number of reader seats (total)
- 1700
- divided into
- 38
Audiovisual
- 30
- 39
Computers
- 46
- 40
Seminar room(s)
- 4
- 41
Regular
- 1700
b total potential capacity of shelving
- 42
Books and periodicals (total)
- 4430000 volumes
- including
- 43
Open access stacks
- 230000 volumes
- 44
Closed access stacks
- 3500000 volumes
- 45
Compact shelving
- not yet identified, partially included in 44, additional compaction is planned
- 46
Audiovisual materials
- 47
Other
- 48
Number of staff required to operate the new library
- 163
c mechanical features
- 49
Ventilation/Air Conditioning
- mechanical aeration with pre-tempering of the air flow by using spring water and steam. Air supply: cavity floor, ventilation flaps
- 50
Heating
- connection to a central steam line
- 51
Lighting
- reading areas: energysaving LED system with automatic off-switch
- 52
Acoustics
- sound-absorbing system in reading areas and open space offices: specific materials and hole panels at ceilings and walls
- 53
Lifts, elevators, escalators
- 6 passenger elevators and 1 extra-large service elevator
- 54
Book transportation system
- 2 straight-line elevators (Gilgen), serving all floors
- 55
Theft detection
- based on RFID
- 56
Building management system
- central building control system
- 57
Type of IT infrastructure
- Cat-7
- 58
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