As part of the University Strategy to invest in our learning spaces, the Hartley Library transformative projects continue apace.
Our project to ensure a renewed and refreshed print book collection is coming to an end so we have some empty and gappy bookshelves. We have displayed posters throughout the building to explain what we are doing and how to find the books you are looking for.
We also have a changing collection of found objects, interesting book covers, library related ephemera all uncovered throughout the project and on display now in the foyer of Hartley Library, revealing the hidden side of the project. Follow us on social media through the hashtag #HiddenHartley to explore more.
This enabling project will allow us to refurbish the Hartley Library to create a more accessible, inclusive, creative, and sustainable space for our diverse communities to use.
We are pleased to be able to announce the appointment of Associated Architects to work with us on this major building refurbishment project.
Associated Architects is an established and respected practice who are employee–owned and have been in business for 55 years. Based in Birmingham, they have won many awards and have worked on similar projects before – for example, the recent Royal Holloway Library extension and the Edward Boyle Library at the University of Leeds as well as the new University of Birmingham Library. They have also worked for the University of Southampton within the Optoelectronics Research Centre
Also on board as consultants are Ward Williams Associates (commonly referred to as WWA) as Project Managers, along with Mace as Cost Consultants. In addition, Building Design Partnership Ltd, (referred to as BDP) have been appointed as the consultants for Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP), with Arup appointed to oversee Structures.
During the summer of 2024, we will work through the initial design iterations which will include surveys of the building and consulting with internal stakeholders.
Postcard on display as part of #HiddenHartley
Poster on display in the Hartley Library