NUI Galway Humanities & Social Sciences Research Building

The project consists of a 6,000m2 extension to the James Hardimann Library (a protected structure) on the NUI Galway campus.

The HSSRB is connected to the James Hardimann Library via 2 link bridges. Internally, the project provides Archive Storage rooms, Archive processing rooms, seminar rooms, archive and special collections reading room, multi-media rooms, exhibition spaces, skills/training rooms, open plan reading/study rooms, digitisation rooms, collision spaces, offices and interview rooms.

Davis Langdon are providing Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Employers Representative, Risk Management and Value Management services on this project from inception through to completion of defects liability. Particular emphasis on achieving ‘value for money’ by maintaining the delicate balance between leading edge / signature architecture and functional requirements.

The project is part of the NUI Galway “Research Bundle” of projects which in addition to the HSSRB comprise an 8,000m2 Science Research Building and a 5,000m2 Clinical & Translational Research Facility. The “Research Bundle” is being procured through a Design & Build process. Davis Langdon as PM, QS and ER will remain as client advisor throughout the duration of the project. A Single Point Design Team (SPDT) was procured separately by NUI Galway and under the direction of Davis Langdon project managers the project was brought up to planning stage with the SPDT contracted to NUI Galway. Upon appointment of the D&B contractor, the SPDT will be novated to the D&B contractor for the completion of the project. Because of its central location on the campus the site was crossed by many services (electric, water, IT, telephony) which necessitated detailed planning to identify those parties best placed to divert these services so as to avoid any disruption to the university operations. In addition as the HSSRB was connecting into the existing James Hardimann Library which is a protected structure, careful consideration had to be given to the design and planning of these works so as to minimise impacts on the existing structure.

 

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