Description
The Randall expansion is a 117,980 SF, 4-story expansion at the west side of UNCW Library along with a partial renovation of the existing interior. The new building will feature many of the hallmarks of a 21st century academic library. Visitors will enter the building through the new west entryway and find a large event and programming space; an area for physical and digital exhibits; and a unique data visualization lab. Our new tech hub will offer students expanded computing; a large and reimagined digital makerspace; an enhanced multimedia studio that supports video editing, podcast recording, and more.
Scope
The expansion will be steel framed with slab on grade, pre-engineered trusses, brick veneer, curtainwall, aluminum windows, GFRC columns and trim. Roofing will be asphalt shingles, EPDM, and standing seam metal roof panels. The project includes adding a chiller and cooling tower to the existing West Central Utility Plant as well as replacement and extending the underground services. The renovation will include exterior and interior wall demolition, construction of new walls, replacing finishes and windows. Site work includes stormwater, grading, landscape, bus drop-off, sidewalks, site lighting and a utility courtyard with generator.
