Government Institutions
New Bodleian Library
Client
University of Oxford
Location
Oxford
Value
£5M
Architect
Wilkinson Eyre Architect
Principal Contractor
Mace
Project Description
The Weston Library, formerly The New Bodleian Library, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in the 1930s. The building is Grade II listed and is located on the corner of Broad Street and Parks Road in the historic centre of Oxford.
The key client objectives of the £80 million refurbishment project were to safeguard the library’s collections, modernise research facilities and upgrade the infrastructure without compromising the historic character of the building.
SCL contributed to the prestigious development by carrying out a £1 million aluminium sash window refurbishment package, followed by a £4 million internal joinery & fit-out package under a JCT Design & Build Subcontract.
Scope of Works
Joinery & Fit-out works including:
- 4450/5050 Window Refurbishment Package 3500
- Original Timber Door – Refurbished / Fire Rating and Acoustic Upgrade
- New Timber doors
- Original Metal and Glass Doors and Screens Refurbishment
- New Metal doors
- New to Match Original Metal and Glass Door
- Ironmongery
- Timber Ceilings; New Acoustic Ceilings
- Timber Ceilings; Refurbished
- Bespoke Joinery; Timber Shelving, Study Carrels, Storage walls
- Lecture Theatre Flooring and steel support
- Hardwood Flooring
- Skirting
- Windows to Upper Stack – North and South
- Stack Timber Cladding
- Stairs to Reading Room 3
- Kitchen worktops & store shelving
- General timber works; duct backings, boxing’s to conceal services, fixing patresses
- Removal & Salvaged Existing Windows
- Replace Broken Glass
- Clean and Refurbish Existing Windows
