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projects: in progress
A new centre to facilitate
budding entrepreneurs at
the University of Cambridge
is due for completion at the
end of the year.
University develops base
for entrepreneurs
D
ESIGNED BY Wilkinson Eyre with addition to a seminar centre featuring Both buildings feature various renewable
Archial Architects completing the break-out rooms. energy initiatives with ground source heat
construction phase, the recovery and thermal labyrinths to temper
development on the West Cambridge Site High-tech neighbours supply air. The complex is naturally
comprises two linked buildings which will This building has been made possible by ventilated with night-time purging and
be known as the Hauser Forum. It will an £8m donation to Cambridge the ponds act as rainwater attenuation.
provide a 30,000 sq ft purpose-built University’s 800th Anniversary fundraising
home for its knowledge transfer campaign from the Hauser-Raspe
business, Cambridge Enterprise, which Foundation. The adjoining Broers Building www.archialgroup.com
offers advice and services to will provide 42,000 sq ft of R&D/ office
entrepreneurs. An idea space will be space, designed to be let to developing or
available for emerging companies in established high-tech businesses.
www.wilkinsoneyre.com
Easier access to library
resources
The ground floor of the John Rylands University Library at the University of Manchester is
being refurbished and modernised.
T
HE £1M fast-track project undertaken wing was built in 1936 and as the being formed at the front elevation. ISG
by ISG will transform the layout and collection has grown, new linked will also install glazed partition panels
accessibility of the wing of the library extensions have been constructed to throughout and demolish a number of
originally constructed in 1981, with the house what now totals 64 km of shelving. perimeter offices to allow more natural
specific aim of enhancing efficiencies and light to flood into the main library area.
access to both printed and online resources. Glazed partition ISG will strip out and reconfigure the
The main library receives over 1.3 million The area earmarked for refurbishment floor to create a modern learning and
visits annually and caters for 46,500 includes the main library entrance, which research environment, which will also
staff, students and researchers as well will benefit from enhanced levels of include social spaces and IT stations.
as 95,000 external visitors. The original natural light, with full height windows Accessibility is a key area of the scheme
and ISG will create new disabled access
and welfare facilities. The choice of colour
scheme and design of the supplemental
artificial lighting has all been designed to
maximise the feeling of space and
openness within the building.
www.isgplc.com
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