PROJECT: New Library & IT Centre

LOCATION: Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge

DATE: 2002

In July 2008 work began on site at Fitzwilliam College for their new Library and IT Centre. The new library extends the east wing of the 1959 Denys Lasdun College masterplan creating a place for study that reflects the peaceful landscape, respecting and enhancing the adjacent architecture.

The main library reading rooms will be on three floors and the books are located in the centre of each, with reader spaced located around the perimeter to maximise the use of daylight and views over the college gardens.

A variety of study spaces will be created, all with flexibility for IT network connections via an accessible raised floor. The concertina of the west facing timber elevation affords workstations with natural side-light for short term computer use, while other computer rooms have only reflected sunlight.

The building as it is constructed can be viewed live on the site webcam.