Waggoner Library and Center for Institutional Technology
Completion Date June 2000
Published March 2001
The new library for Trevecca Nazarene University is the first of a two-building campaign establishing an identifiable ?gateway? to the campus. The building greets students and visitors as they enter the campus, and its rotunda serves as a welcoming beacon. A relocated ceremonial arch from another part of the campus has been placed for entry into the quadrangle and to symbolize the new front door.
The classic timeless design already present on campus is continued in the new library structure, both inside and out. The exterior stone, columns, and the color of the glass and shingles were used for compatibility with the other campus buildings. The massing is broken down to minimize the scale of the three-story, 61,498-sf building to create the illusion of a small building and better fit the site.
In its role as a signature campus building, the library exudes an obvious friendliness. Its colonnade/porch is intended as a student gathering place. In addition to benches provided, the wide bases of the columns are intended to double as seat walls.
The periodicals and rotunda areas are designed to serve as the building's main gathering space and as a space for possibly hosting receptions. The stone floor and tall ceiling in the lobby announce a grand entrance in a traditional manner.
Four Gothic-like stained glass decorative panels depict the lamp of learning and the religious heritage of the University. Signature circle-T handrails throughout reinforce the school's name. Custom light fixtures are attached to interior columns to cast indirect illumination, while a grand chandelier and torchieres in the rotunda create drama.
The grand reading room housing stacks and tables is bathed in natural light and features a two-story cathedral ceiling and clerestory windows. The MBA lecture room can seat 80 in tiered seating.
The design of the spaces contained in the lower level, which houses the Center for Instructional Technology, conforms to the building's class environment with an element of futuristic edginess. In the curriculum and media space, for example, the Italian rubber flooring serves a functional purpose as well as providing visual appeal with its bright yellows and blues in dynamic patterns.
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Trevecca Nazarene University |
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Owner Contact:
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Mark Myers, Vice President for Financial Services
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Building Location:
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Nashville, TN UNITED STATES
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Project Type:
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New Construction
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Principal Building Function:
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Undergraduate & graduate library |
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Project Timeline
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| Jul 1997 | Planning Start |
| Aug 1998 | Design Start |
| Apr 1999 | Construction Start |
| Jun 2000 | Completion |
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Last known status: Completed
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| Project Cost: |
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$11,000,000 |
| Construction Cost: |
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$8,200,000 |
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: |
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$131 |
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About These Cost Figures
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Project Includes:
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Computers
Education
Education: Lecture Or Seminar Hall
Library
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| Total GSF: |
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62,500 |
| Total NSF: |
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44,565 |
| Efficiency: |
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71% |
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Special Equip:
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Extensive computer data distribution system, archive vault with temperature and humidity control
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Planning Module:
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30' x 30'
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Office Size:
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10' x 12' NSF
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Power Req:
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21.6 w/nsf
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HVAC Req:
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1.10 cfm/nsf
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Structure/Foundation:
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Steel frame with composite deck
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| Profile Created 03/31/2001 |
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 |
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The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these
projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders.
Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may
not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some
cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent
a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for
year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost
adjustments.
Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model.
Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while
the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being
supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might
include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals
include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which
others do not.
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