| a | name and address | |
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| 1 | Type of library | university |
| 2 | Name of library / Name of mother institution | Univerzitná knižnica univerzity Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre ( University library of Constantine the philosopher university in Nitra) / Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre (Constantine the philosopher university in Nitra) |
| 3 | Address | Drážovská cesta 4, Nitra, Slovakia |
| 4 | Phone / Fax / Email |
+421 37 6408 106 +421 37 6408 096 lib@ukf.sk |
| 5 | Name of the director of the library | PhDr. Anežka Strihová |
| 6 | Contact person for enquiries |
PhDr. Anežka Strihová astrihova@ukf.sk +42137 6408 096 |
| b | population served | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Current readership, number of registered readers | 8539 |
| 8 | Number of full time students | 9954 |
| 9 | Number of part time students | 3961 |
| 10 | Number of staff in institution | 1027 |
| c | the old/original building(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total floor area | 1729 sq. metres |
| 12 | Number of reader seats | 200 |
| 13 | Total capacity of shelving | 226786 volumes |
| 14 | …in open access storage | 226786 volumes |
| 15 | …in closed access stacks | |
| 16 | Number of library staff | 23 |
| 17 | Opening hours to the public | 50 hours per week, 258 days per year |
| a | architect(s) | |
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| 18 | Firm | SAN-HUMA´90 s.r.o., Župné námestie 9, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia |
| 19 | Project Architect | 1st stage – renovation – Ing. Ľubomír Holejšovský, Ing. Arch. Juraj Polyák, 2nd stage – new building – Ing. Ľubomír Holejšovský, Ing. Arch. Vladimír Jarabica |
| 20 | Type of project |
(1st stage – renovation
2nd stage – new building) |
| b | aims of the new building | |
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| 21 | Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project | The original library was situated in unsuitable premises. The space, technical condition and the location separated from other University premises were not suitable.
The University management decided to locate the new University Library in the area of a former tobacco factory built in 1936, which was bought by the Constantine the Philosopher University (CPU) in Nitra a few years before. The University has reconstructed and is still reconstructing the existing structures for the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Central European Studies and others in this area. There are some spatial reserves for further extension of the University in the area. The chosen location is in the vicinity of the dormitory area, which is a big advantage. Such a location provides prerequisites for frequent use of the library by students. The new University Library was built in two stages. The existing unused structures of a former boiler house, storage and fermentation chambers were rebuilt and completed in the first stage. In those premises there are study rooms, a reading room, cultural and pastoral centre and a part of the Library fund. The second stage included the construction of a new building of the Library, functionally interconnected with the premises in the reconstructed structures. The staging enabled progressive use of the premises in shorter time intervals. The University Library fund has been concentrated into one modern complex, which provides services both for students and the public. The new Library provides spatial prerequisites for extension of the Library fund. Modern technologies both for the comfortable use of the Library (Internet access, modern Library system) and to ensure control and safety (access system, camera system) are used in the structure. |
| c | special features | |
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| 22 | Site | The University Library in University area has a direct connection to the area of students´ accommodation. The location of the Library provides prerequisites for its frequent use by students. |
| 23 | Architecture | 1st stage– reconstruction
The architectural intention was to avoid complete disappearing of the industrial character of the structures and the entire area by giving the original structures a new function in connection to already reconstructed and rebuilt structures. This intention is supported also by partial admission of steel bearing structures and use of abrasive architekture concrete in the interior and keeping the original division of glass surfaces on the façade using the siding and roof by pre-weathered titanium-zinc sheet. Playing with natural light and its utilisation in the interior of the Library was an important element of the basic philosophy. 2nd stage – new building Cylindrical shape of the mass of the structure with a round plan view with one underground and three above-ground storeys forms a significant accent of the area. It is interconnected with the 1st stage of the library on the second above-ground floor. The round plan view enabled forming an architectonically interesting internal space with the central communication premises of the staircase and the lift connecting all storeys. We remind of the original industrial character of the area by a steel-concrete bearing structure, partially admitted also in the interior. The façade of the structure is made of a protruding aluminium construction glazed by colourful glass. Before this structure a shielding structure made of stainless steel and hung stainless netting Haver-Boecker is protruding. The shielding stainless netting changes the appearance of the structure according to the light. There was also the intention to achieve transparency of the structure, where the life of the library may be felt behind the glass facade. The feeling of transparency is stronger also thanks to flooding of the structure with daylight through the central skylight located above the staircase. Despite the transparency has low energy demands. |
| 24 | Total gross floor area | 3126 sq. metres [1st stage – 1081 sq. meters
2nd stage – 2045 sq. meters Total area – 3126 sq. meters] |
| divided into | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Open access services | 1650 sq. metres |
| special rooms for (26-29) | ||
| 26 | Audiovisual | 204 sq. metres |
| 27 | Computers | |
| 28 | Special collections | 219 sq. metres |
| 29 | Seminar room(s) | 48 sq. metres |
| special activities (30-32) | ||
| 30 | Exhibition space | 156 sq. metres |
| 31 | Lecture hall | |
| 32 | Public refreshments | 42 sq. metres |
| 33 | Administration and staff areas | 155 sq. metres |
| 34 | Closed access stacks | 231 sq. metres |
| 35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | 288 sq. metres |
| 36 | Further information | 4 levels - 2 public levels |
| 37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 188 [reader places] |
| divided into | ||
| 38 | Audiovisual | |
| 39 | Computers | 14 [computer places] |
| 40 | Seminar room(s) | 16 [places] |
| 41 | Regular | 158 [places] |
| b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
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| 42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 8063 linear metres [1st stage – 4 025 linear meters
2nd stage – 4 038 linear meters] |
| including | ||
| 43 | Open access stacks | 4491 linear metres [264378 volumes] |
| 44 | Closed access stacks | 3572 linear metres [43063 volumes] |
| 45 | Compact shelving | 3572 linear metres [included in 44] |
| 46 | Audiovisual materials | 5359 linear metres |
| 47 | Other | |
| 48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | 23 |
| c | mechanical features | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | Air conditioning with cooling with automatic control |
| 50 | Heating | Central heating system with automatic control |
| 51 | Lighting | General lighting. The bright sunlight is reduced by the louvers in the windows and shielding on the façade. |
| 52 | Acoustics | Acoustic tiles in the ventilation engine room |
| 53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | 1 lift |
| 54 | Book transportation system | no |
| 55 | Theft detection | yes |
| 56 | Building management system | yes |
| 57 | Type of IT infrastructure | LAN (1 Gb) class 6A, WiFi available everywhere |
| 58 | Other | automatic shading system |
| 59 | Planning, preliminary brief | 2005 |
| 60 | Architectural competition | 1st stage – 2006, 2nd stage – 2007 |
| 61 | Period of project | 1st stage – 2006/2007, 2nd stage – 2008/2009 |
| 62 | Opening of the construction work | 1st stage – 2007, 2nd stage – 2009 |
| 63 | Conclusion of the construction | 1st stage – 2008, 2nd stage – 2011 |
| 64 | Furnishing and moving the collections | 1st stage – 2009, 2nd stage – 2012 |
| 65 | Opening of the new building for public | 1st stage – 2009, 2nd stage – 2012 |
| 66 | Site | owned by the CPU - at no additional cost |
| 67 | Building | |
| 68 | Furniture and equipment | |
| 69 | Fees | |
| 70 | Total | 6160000 euro [1st stage + 2nd stage] |
| 71 | Operating costs | |
| 72 | Funding (Type of commission and source of funding) | subsidy from the state budget of 6127000 EUR
own resources CPU 33000 EUR |
| Award CE.ZA.AR 2009 | ||
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| The 1st stage of the University Library and the Pastoral centre of CPU in Nitra of the authors Ing. Ľubomír Holejšovský and Ing. arch. Juraj Polyák was awarded by the prize for architecture CE.ZA.AR 2009 in the category “Reconstruction and Renewal of Buildings”, granted by the Slovak Chamber of Architects. It has also got a nomination for the award of the magazine ARCH – about architecture and other culture. | ||
| AWARD BUILDING OF YEAR 2011 | ||
| The 2nd stage of the University Library in Nitra of the authors Ing. Ľubomír Holejšovský and Ing. arch. Vladimír Jarabica was awarded by the main prize BUILDING OF YEAR 2011 granted by the Association for Slovak Architecture and Construction Development – ABF Slovakia and it took the second place in the intrenational competition BEFFA – Building Efficiency Awards 2012 in the category “New buildings”. | ||
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