The Knowledge Center Expansion

The expanded Knowledge Center allows more natural light within the lobby of Hammer Health Sciences. Credit: Nicole Pereira.

The renovation created a new collaborative room for additional students to gather together. Credit: Nicole Pereira.

The expanded space features a new entrance directly from the Knowledge Center. Credit: Nicole Pereira.

New computers were added to create a quiet study computer lab. Credit: Nicole Pereira.

Since its debut in 2015, the Knowledge Center at the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library provides flexible, technologically innovative spaces for students, faculty, and staff to learn, research, and gather. CUIMC Facilities recently completed an expansion to this transformative space that includes the former student lounge.

Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the expanded space encompasses the updated design and flexible layouts of the existing Knowledge Center and includes a quiet room, designated as a silent zone. Additional computer stations were also added to build on the library’s aim to engage the CUIMC community with information in innovative environments that foster a superior user experience.

Project Fact Sheet

Project Location: Hammer Health Sciences Center, Lobby Level

Client: Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library

Project Program: A collaborative room for approximately 50 students, a quiet study room/computer lab for 40 students as well as printers and copier machines

Project Scope:  This project will remove all the old finishes from the existing student lounge, make improvements to the HVAC system, add new furniture, install new computers, and create several new entrances directly from the existing Knowledge Center. This project also created ADA entrances to the new study room/computer lab.

Project Area: 2,613 sq. ft.

Architect: Mitchell Giurgola

MEP Engineer: TAS Engineering

Commissioning Agent: AKF Engineers

Contractor:  Ideal Interiors

Completed: February 2022