New Library Buildings in Europe

a	name and address
1	Type of library	university
2	Name of library / Name of mother institution	Stockwell Street Library / University of Greenwich
3	Address	The Library, University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell Street , Greenwich, SE10 9BD
4	Phone / Fax / Email	020 8331 96660 v.g.malone@gre.ac.uk
5	Name of the director of the library	Paul Butler
6	Contact person for enquiries	Virginia Malone v.g.malone@gre.ac.uk

b	population served
7	Current readership, number of registered readers	9340 [Greenwich Campus Library – Stockwell Street active borrowers 9,340]
8	Number of full time students	16078 [Total University population 16,078, for Greenwich Campus & Library 8,637 (fte)]
9	Number of part time students	5873 [Total University Population 5,873, - For Greenwich Campus & Library 1,484 (fte)]
10	Number of staff in institution	1710

c	the old/original building(s)
11	Total floor area	2426 sq. metres
12	Number of reader seats	566
13	Total capacity of shelving	3240 linear metres
14	…in open access storage	3240 linear metres
15	…in closed access stacks
16	Number of library staff	23 [In addition we employed student workers for shelving duties, IT support and we outsource for staffing cover for extended opening.]
17	Opening hours to the public	110 hours a week. Core opening hours for students: 8/9am - Midnight. Over the academic year 13 weeks opening 24/7.

a	architect(s)
18	Firm	Heneghan Peng architects
19	Project Architect	Roisin Heneghan & Shih-Fu Peng
20	Type of project

b	aims of the new building
21	Short description of the main objectives and purposes of the project	The acquisition of the Stockwell Street site and decision to use part of the space to create a new library meant that the library could be given additional and modernised space to meet the study and learning needs of our students and also release space in the old library (The Dreadnought Building) for new activities and refurbishment. The University organised a 2-stage competition to design its main Library and an Academic building housing the Departments of Architecture & Landscape and Creative Professions & Digital Arts. The brief required an aspirational building while meeting the requirements of staff and students for teaching and research, embracing the local community and sitting easily within the World Heritage Site. The new building brings the University off campus and into the heart of the town centre with a large library, educational spaces and other cultural activities. It has created a significant increase in footfall and vitality, helping local businesses and creating a truly mixed use town centre. The building has the dual role of having to both embed itself as a piece of urban fabric to the south while making itself recognizable as a civic entity to the north. Its expression shifts in response to its context, appearing from Nevada St as a series of tightly packed volumes which blend into the streetscape; as one rounds the corner this fabric begins begin to pull apart, revealing the activity within and establishing the university's presence within the town as a space of academic excellence and urban connectivity.

c	special features
22	Site	Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Maritime Greenwich.
23	Architecture	The Stockwell Street site is surrounded on two sides by 2-3 storey residential buildings, with the imposing presence of Hawksmoor’s Grade 1 listed St. Alfege Church across the road. To the North, a railway cutting slices through the traditional urban block. The urban grain is drawn across the site, its dimensions related to natural light penetration, air movement & scale. The grain is further drawn through to the street to create a permeable streetscape. The library is located to the north establishing a connection to the main university campus in the Old Royal Naval College. Cafe and exhibition spaces line Stockwell Street whilst at the corner opposite Hawksmoor's St. Alfege Church, a slight setback creates a threshold, an entrance to the building and a pause in the street from which to turn with the church as its focus. The library is organised to create a space that visually & spatially interconnects the diverse activities within. The building is compactly organised being highest on Stockwell Street and stepping down to meet the residences adjacent to its rear. Occupying the stepped roofs are fourteen interlinked teaching gardens which cover an area of about twelve tennis courts, probably Europe’s largest teaching and learning green roof. The project has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and Secure By Design accreditations. Inclusiveness in a broad sense was at the heart of the project, from opening up the University to the public to the detail of furniture and signage. Planning consent was granted in 2011, construction began in 2012 and the building opened as scheduled in September 2014.

	divided into
24	Total gross floor area	6480 sq. metres
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
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!

59	Planning, preliminary brief	Scheme design Sept 2009 to June 2010
60	Architectural competition	July 2009 to September 2009
61	Period of project	Detail design June 2010 to July 2011, tender July 2011 to December 2011
62	Opening of the construction work	March 2012
63	Conclusion of the construction	September 2014 (30 months)
64	Furnishing and moving the collections
65	Opening of the new building for public	September 2014

66	Site	11700000 euro [£9m inclusive of VAT]
67	Building	55330000 euro [£42,584,000 exclusive of VAT (excludes £3,224,000 of enabling works including demolition) £2560 per sqm (3320EUR per sqm)]
68	Furniture and equipment	5206382 euro [£4,007,000 exclusive of VAT £240 per sqm (312 EUR per sqm)]
69	Fees	10070000 euro [£7,750,000 exclusive of VAT (including utilities)]
70	Total	82300335 euro [£63,341,000 exclusive of VAT]
71	Operating costs	1560000 euro [£1,200,000 inclusive of rates, utilities and maintenance (estimate)]
72	Funding (Type of commission and source of funding)	Public commission, funded from University of Greenwich reserves

BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating

RIBA London Regional Award 2015

RIBA National Award 2015

RIBA Stirling Prize nominee 2015

RIAI Best International Project 2015

Civic Trust Award 2016

London Planning Awards - Best Town Centre Project 2015

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