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Providing access to a Print Library, Information Commons and Media Services, this unique, integrated facility includes rooms for media screening, games and group study, and an ergonomically designed service desk to process equipment, media and print loans. "Students have described the new library as the heart of the campus; it is the preferred destination for those wanting to study, collaborate or receive library and academic skills assistance. They appreciate and respect the separate zones for watching films, gaming and computing, and for silent, quiet and group study. The library is busy
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morning to night, not only because it functions so effectively and provides exactly what users need, but also I believe because users find the design of the space - the openness, the light, the colours - inspirational." Natalie Gick, Campus Librarian
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Academic Library
Client: Simon Fraser University
Location: Surrey, BC
Team: ravendesign.ca (design leader) with Omicron (documents & admin)
Contractor: Bird Construction
Sq.Ft: 24,000 / Cost: $2.58 million
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