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a	name and address
1	Type of library	public
2	Name of library / Name of mother institution	Umeå City Library / City of Umeå, Sweden
3	Address	Storgatan 46a, Umeå, sweden
4	Phone / Fax / Email	+4690163300 stadsbiblioteket@umea.se
5	Name of the director of the library	Ingegerd Frankki
6	Contact person for enquiries	Leif Mårtensson leif.martensson@umea.se +4690163352

b	population served
7	Current readership, number of registered readers
8	Number of full time students
9	Number of part time students
10	Number of staff in institution	156 [Includes all staff att the Culture administration, main library, library branches, art section, programme section and museum]

a	architect(s)
18	Firm	Snöhetta, Oslo, Norway
19	Project Architect
20	Type of project	(The idea was to develop the area along the river in central part of Umeå to an attractive meeting place)

b	aims of the new building
21	Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project	A meeting place that stimulates creation, knowledge and creativity. The natural hub in Umeå – open and accessible to all. A unique place with a business that is constantly changing and built on co-creation, trust and diversity. A symbol of cross-border cultural encounters that operates Umeå’s development, innovation and growth well into the future

c	special features
22	Site	The Culture path connects the commercial centre with a cultural paths along the river between the Arts Campus east of the city centre and the park west of downtown.
23	Architecture	With inspiration from the birch - Umeå's beloved tree – the architect let the façade of the house grew.

	divided into
24	Total gross floor area	25000 sq. metres [The Culture house contains a library, theatre, cinemas, art hall, museum of women's history, Conference centre, hotels, cafées and restaurants.]
25	Open access services	15000 sq. metres [Library, Theatre, Cinemas, Art hall, museum and other public areas. Remaining 10 000 sqm rented by a private company.]
	special rooms for (26-29)
26	Audiovisual
27	Computers
28	Special collections
29	Seminar room(s)
	special activities (30-32)
30	Exhibition space	1000 sq. metres [Art hall and Museum of women's history.]
31	Lecture hall	330 sq. metres [Mid sizes meeting rooms]
32	Public refreshments	400 sq. metres [Café rented and runned by a private company]
33	Administration and staff areas	2900 sq. metres
34	Closed access stacks
35	Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc.	1500 sq. metres
36	Further information
37	Number of reader seats (total)	300
	divided into
38	Audiovisual	Smartboards in all programme rooms. Displays in all bookable study rooms.
39	Computers	47
40	Seminar room(s)
41	Regular

b	total potential capacity of shelving
42	Books and periodicals (total)	12000 linear metres
	including
43	Open access stacks	5300 linear metres
44	Closed access stacks	400 linear metres
45	Compact shelving	6000 linear metres
46	Audiovisual materials	100 linear metres
47	Other
48	Number of staff required to operate the new library	60

c	mechanical features
49	Ventilation/Air Conditioning
50	Heating
51	Lighting	LED
52	Acoustics
53	Lifts, elevators, escalators	7 elevators and 2 escalators
54	Book transportation system	Lyngsoe Systems
55	Theft detection	RFID Tagsys LSP3
56	Building management system
57	Type of IT infrastructure	Open wifi for visitors. Fiber network for work places and information desks.
58	Other

59	Planning, preliminary brief
60	Architectural competition
61	Period of project
62	Opening of the construction work	November, 2011
63	Conclusion of the construction	July, 2014
64	Furnishing and moving the collections	September, 2014
65	Opening of the new building for public	November 21, 2014

66	Site
67	Building	98000000 euro [Exchange rate 9,38]
68	Furniture and equipment	5550000 euro [Exchange rate 9,38]
69	Fees
70	Total
71	Operating costs	7700000 euro [Exchange rate 9,38]
72	Funding (Type of commission and source of funding)	This is a joint Project between the city of Umeå and the private Company, Balticgruppen AB

Kasper Salin Award
		Sweden´s leading architecture prize
Building of the year
		Nominated as building of the year 2014 by Swedish Construction organisation
Mies van der Rohe Award
		Nominated to one of the worlds most famous architect award, Mies van der Rohe Award, The European Union Contemporary Architect award

	doctype:	exterior
	caption:	The culture house from the river side
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå
	doctype:	plan
	caption:	Perspective of plan 1 - 4
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Art studio
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Childrens department
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Museum entrance
	copyright owner:	City of Umea

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Story telling room
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Childrens section
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Fantasy section
	copyright owner:	City of Umea

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Drawing studio
	copyright owner:	City of Umea

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Music section
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	interior
	caption:	Drinking fountain
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

	doctype:	exterior
	caption:	From the park
	copyright owner:	City of Umeå

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