Документ взят из кэша поисковой машины. Адрес оригинального документа : http://star.arm.ac.uk/annrep/annrep2003/node87.html
Дата изменения: Tue May 18 17:48:08 2004
Дата индексирования: Tue Oct 2 05:07:11 2012
Кодировка:

Practical Considerations

The new building or library extension must also provide:

• a long-term solution to the growing and increasingly urgent problem of lack of space in the Library, providing approximately 2,000 shelf-metres of space (roughly double the current amount), storage for manuscripts and other library material, and a modern, fully networked visitors' reading room;

• appropriate environmental controls and storage space for the Observatory archives, including the electronic data archive, historic books, scientific instruments and manuscripts;

• an appropriate environment for the photographic archive and a means to inspect the material;

• space to carry out any necessary restoration and conservation work;

• space for visiting academics to access and work with the Observatory's historic material;

• space for a well-appointed Colloquium room for use by research staff, students and visiting groups, and large enough to allow the Observatory to host small scientific workshops and conferences on site;

• a flexible internal space to accommodate possibly changing requirements during the projected long-term life of the building, with the capacity to separate the expected flow people arriving mainly on self-guided tours from the direction of the Planetarium from that of Observatory staff based largely in the main Observatory building, conducting their normal business or needing to use the Library, Archives or Colloquium room for their work; and

• an addition to the whole Observatory complex that will complement and enhance the Grade A listed building and its later developments, and fit sensitively into the historic building complex in a way that reflects well the Observatory's principal function and 210-year historical development.

The new building, which is estimated to cost approximately £2.5M at 2003 prices, will be located in approximately the same position as the existing Library, but extending further East (i.e. down the slope towards the Planetarium) and further South (i.e. towards the new Calver Dome), as shown in Figure 13. It will enhance the aesthetic of the existing Observatory complex and provide flexibility for future developments.