Construction Manager: Lee Kennedy Company, Inc.
Project Type: CM at Risk
Project Cost: $74 Million
Gross Square Feet: 122,000
Est. Substantial Completion Date: June 2013
This project was initiated in response to the closure of the existing library building due to structural issues. The goal of the project is to construct a new Library and Learning Commons on the North Campus of 122,000 GSF that will replace the University's library facilities and consolidate student services. The Learning Commons includes a number of academic support services independent of the main library functions.
A web camera to this project site is available at http://www.leekennedy.com/SSUwebcam.htm
Features of the Library include the following:
- Archives
- Circulation and Reference
- Educational Resource Area
- Inter-Library Loan Systems
- Collections
- Reader Spaces
- Study Rooms
- Instructional Labs
- Dean's Suite
The Learning Commons brings together the following student services:
- Learning Center (Student Academic Support Services)
- Office for Students with Disabilities
- Writing Center
- Academic Advising
- Honors Program
New Library and Learning Commons entry facing new academic quad
New Library and Learning Commons entry facing new academic quad
Interior, level one
Site plan