Architect |
McCullough Mulvin Architects |
Date
Built |
2010 |
Location |
Fellow's
Square, Trinity College |
Description |
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The "Long Room
Hub" building sits on Fellows Square on the
Trinity College campus adjacent to the "Old
Library" It was built to provide a
home to the team working on the digitization
of the historic book collection in the Long
Room of the Old Library. The building
is also home to post-doctoral students and
visiting Research Fellows. It has
spaces devoted to seminars, lectures,
conferences, symposia and colloquia. The architects say of it that, " ... the ‘Long Room Hub’ – will be a platform for the Irish university sector focus on achieving world-class status. It is a space for thinking, for making soaring linkages, for sharing the unique collections of the Long Room." Adding that, "The Hub will be a powerhouse of ideas; the honeycomb granite surface is broken and imprecise; it floats over the existing fabric; the canons of light crash through the form, disturbing expectations and creating zones and double heights for work and research. Its character is formed by its thin-ness; it can be seen through from side to side, the external envelope broken by recesses forming balconies and external spaces." |