| a | name and address | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of library | university [university] |
| 2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | Information Expertise Centre / Eindhoven University of Technology |
| 3 | Address | Den Dolech 26512 AZ EindhovenThe Netherlands |
| 4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
(Phone: 0031402472360
Fax 0031402447015 e-mail H.W.J.Deurenberg@tue.nl) |
| 5 | Name of the director of the library | Mrs J.C.M. Figdor msc |
| 6 | Contact person for enquiries | (Mrs H.W.J. Deurenberg msc) |
| b | population served | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 14 000 |
| 8 | Number of full time students | 7 655 |
| 9 | Number of part time students | 0 |
| 10 | Number of staff in institution | 3 274 |
| c | the old/original building(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total floor area | 5 842 |
| 12 | Number of reader seats | 408 |
| 13 | Total capacity of shelving | 312 197 books, 40 000 e-books, 429 printed journals, 15 040 e-journals |
| 14 | …in open access storage | 171 474 books |
| 15 | …in closed access stacks | 140 723 books |
| 16 | Number of library staff | 56 |
| 17 | Opening hours to the public | 86 hours per week 355 days per year |
| a | architect(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Firm | Ector Hoogstad Architecten, www.ectorhoogstad.com |
| 19 | Project Architect | Joost Ector |
| 20 | Type of project |
| b | aims of the new building | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project | To create a building with facilities for the academic community of the TUE especially for students and for the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. The old W-Hal, the former technology hall of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering (cultural heritage) is renovated and extended to the new building called "MetaForum". In the lower part of the building are the following facilities grouped together: University Library, Student Information Center, Notebook Service Center, Dictations Shop, Reproshop, Facilities for Honors Program (TUE program for excellent students) and the Common Room (facility for foreign students). There are various types of seats for visitors (study, relax, group rooms). The ground floor will offer 8 lecture rooms. On the top is a separate building element for the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. |
| c | special features | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Site | Location of the building: Campus of Eindhoven, University of Technology close to city centre. There is excellent access to the university by train and busses. |
| 23 | Architecture | The unique spatial qualities of the existing W-Hall, such as the pleasant incidence of light through the "chessboard roof", will come into their own even more following the transformation. Ingeniously concealed technology leaves the transparent and airy character of the former W-Hall building intact. As usual throughout the campus, the first floor forms the main traffic level, with corridors connecting it with the surrounding buildings. From this level, it will be possible to make a spectacular descent into the library below, which is housed partly in a new basement (under the existing building!). An adventurous staircase leads up from the first floor to the (newly built) faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science, which will be raised above the hall by means of twenty slender columns. The faculty programme is compressed here into a very compact building, which is transected by a small but unique atrium to provide sufficient daylight. What appears to be a fairly closed facade creates a dramatic contrast between the fragility of the substructure and the massive metal "block" on top. |
| 24 | Total gross floor area | 26 000 m² |
| divided into | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Open access services | 4 500 m² |
| special rooms for (26-29) | ||
| 26 | Audiovisual | 115 m², room with 12 cabines and a central desk |
| 27 | Computers | |
| 28 | Special collections | are digital available |
| 29 | Seminar room(s) | 668 m², rooms ranging from 65 to 140 m² |
| special activities (30-32) | ||
| 30 | Exhibition space | 110 m² and 280 m² on the first floor, here is a special "computer floor" constructed for easy acces to electrical power and data access points |
| 31 | Lecture hall | no |
| 32 | Public refreshments | 116 m² canteen for food and (soft) drinks, lunches are served |
| 33 | Administration and staff areas | 717 m² |
| 34 | Closed access stacks | 6 500 m shelves in another building |
| 35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | 350 m² corridors, 150 m² toilets, 420 m² technical rooms |
| 36 | Further information | the library is situated on 3 levels |
| 37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 1000 |
| divided into | ||
| 38 | Audiovisual | 12 |
| 39 | Computers | 600 in the library |
| 40 | Seminar room(s) | 8 |
| 41 | Regular | about 400 |
| b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 4 300 open shelving and 6500 closed shelving |
| including | ||
| 43 | Open access stacks | 4 300 |
| 44 | Closed access stacks | 6 500 |
| 45 | Compact shelving | no |
| 46 | Audiovisual materials | 6 |
| 47 | Other | no |
| 48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | 49 |
| c | mechanical features | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | Balanced mechanical supply and return of air. If necessary, the air is cooled from the WKO of the TU/e. (WKO=warmte/koude opslag = heat and cold storage). |
| 50 | Heating | The substructure/downstairs/ground floor is heated with radiant heat. The superstructure/upper floor(s) are heated with forced hot air. |
| 51 | Lighting | Individually adjustable lighting that is also day light dependent. Lights are turned on by hand. Lights will turn off when there is no more movement in the room. (motion sensored) |
| 52 | Acoustics | Drop ceilings with absorption defined by use (prevention of echoing) and inner walls with acoustic insulation. (i.e. Drop ceilings engineered to absorb echoing, and inner walls with acoustic insulation.) |
| 53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | Energy efficient elevators (5 units), operable from the security booth |
| 54 | Book transportation system | no special systems |
| 55 | Theft detection | RFID |
| 56 | Building management system | LON-/GBS, a campus system |
| 57 | Type of IT infrastructure | Cables: CAT 6A (for the departmen of Mathematics and Computer Science) and wireless with access points for students. |
| 58 | Other |
| 59 | Planning, preliminary brief | planning started in September 2007, the construction in May 2010 |
| 60 | Architectural competition | In April - July 2007 |
| 61 | Period of project | July 2007 - Jan 2010 |
| 62 | Opening of the construction work | May 2010 |
| 63 | Conclusion of the construction | May 2010 - July 2012 |
| 64 | Furnishing and moving the collections | July - August 2012 |
| 65 | Opening of the new building for public | planned in Septembre - Novembre 2012 |
| 66 | Site | 2.5 M euro incl taxes |
| 67 | Building | 43 M euro incl taxes |
| 68 | Furniture and equipment | 1,5 M euro incl taxes |
| 69 | Fees | 6.6 M euro incl taxed |
| 70 | Total | about 55 M euro incl taxes |
| 71 | Operating costs | |
| 72 | Funding (Type of commission and source of funding) |
| no publications | ||
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