Sector
Education
Architect
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Contractor
Pihl Contracts
Location
Aberdeen
Client University of Aberdeen
When the University of Aberdeen planned its new £57 million, seven-floor purpose-built library – named Sir Duncan Rice after its former Principal and Vice Chancellor – Pihl Contractors and Danish architects, Schmidt Hammer Lassen, approached Planet Partitioning to put together the design and detail of the internal partitioning.
The work included partitioning throughout the library and creating office room frontages on multiple levels.
Planet used 27mm, low-profile frameless glazing to create a peaceful, open plan library with a spiralling off-centre atrium and 13km of shelving. It’s now home to 400,000 books, including rare collections on Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened The Sir Duncan Rice Library on the 24 September, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.
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