Images
Images
Stairs
Shelving and Workstations
Comfortable Seating Areas
ICT Suite
Entrance turnstiles and Stairs
Exterior by Night
Description
Description
Phase 1: The redesign of the University's former Senate House Building Abercromby Wing, opened in 1966, and the construction of a new building to link it with the existing Sydney Jones Library Grove Wing.
Phase 2: The refurbishment of the Sydney Jones Library, designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1976. The Sydney Jones is the library serving the faculties of Arts and Social and Environmental Studies.
The project commenced in 2006 and was completed in September 2008.
Awards
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The Building
The Building
Type of library
Central/Main library/LRC
Size
15200 m2
Floors
4
Architect
Shepheard Epstein Hunter
Building contractor
Wates Construction
The Space
The Space
Features and services
Special services
Cafe/refreshment areas, Group study spaces, Meeting rooms, Provision of special materials, Public address system, Specialist subject collections
External features
Landscaping
Internal features
Design features, Structural
Energy efficiency
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Accessibility provision
Access between floors, Access to building, Access within building, Assistive technology, Furniture height, Parking
Interior designer
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Furniture suppliers
Desk Centre
Services and facilities suppliers
Sentry, Nordplan, 3M
IT provision
Internet access, Laptop points, RFID, Self service circulation, WiFi, Number of public computer terminals: 400
Seats/study places
810
Stock
1,200,000