The new IT building

deRanged

I was on a site visit to the new IT building yesterday , and I brought my camera. This will you an idea of the style and layout of the building. I should be able to go again in a couple of months and get better shots of the interior as they start to fit it out.




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Skud

It opens around christmas i think. Just when i finish my degree Should be massively impressive, is already

deRanged

The hand over to UCC is scheduled for Jan 12 2009. Commissioning the interior will take a fair while, then it'll be fully open for business from that September.

deRanged

I was on a tour of the building again this week, and took some photographs of the insides of the building.

This is the main lecture hall:


There's lots of space and light in the main corridor:


plus plenty of gardens/atrium spaces for more light inside the building:


if you're thinking about a post grad you'll be in an office like this:


more here, I can't wait to move in.

KnifeWRENCH

Looks very nice! Thanks for those shots

redroar1942

Enjoy those photo's all. That money pit is one of the main reasons UCC is pushing so hard for the reintroduction of fee's.

440Hz

deRanged wrote: »

There's lots of space and light in the main corridor:

This bit looks very like CSIS in UL. ALmost identical really.

D-Generate

What departments/faculties are going there? I assume its those departments currently holed up in the Kane building at the moment like computer science.

deRanged

D-Generate wrote: »

What departments/faculties are going there?

That I know of : Computer Science, Maths, App. Maths, Stats, Biomedical, Micro electronic engineering. There's probably more, I just pay attention to Computer Science. Not all are from the Kane, there's going to be a fairly major change around next year.

440Hz wrote:

This bit looks very like CSIS in UL. ALmost identical really

Probably the same architects! I doubt there's all that many people that work on buildings like this one.

D-Generate

Micro-Elec are moving in there? Damnit, i have had to walk down to the Butler Building for the past 4 years and now they move when I'm about to leave the place. Can't believe they are moving to a new building, there is only two full time lecturers who work out of the Butler building and one of those is set to retire soon. There is a rediculous amount of post-grads there though.

440Hz

deRanged wrote: »

Probably the same architects! I doubt there's all that many people that work on buildings like this one.

Yeah, most likely!

Oh ps, I finally made it to my desk

deRanged

440Hz wrote: »

Yeah, most likely!

Oh ps, I finally made it to my desk

nice one. I was afraid to ask

coffee and bison grass vodka in my office some day so!

440Hz

deRanged wrote: »

nice one. I was afraid to ask

coffee and bison grass vodka in my office some day so!

sounds like an excellent plan!

deRanged

so, the latest update on the "Western Gate Complex".

small 2€ on exit swipe controlled car park:



very airy building, lots of light


288 person main lecture theatre.


something like 4 lifts, and tons of nice wide staircases:


nice garden out the back:


walkway and new bridge over to Brookfield HSC:


still out the back, by the river:


the ground floor canteen, has outdoor spillout area:


can't wait to move in. click for big on all images.

eoin99

Great photo's. It looks really impressive. The walkway connecting the building to Brookfield would really cut down the walk from Victoria Cross to Brookfield!! Just arriving at the wrong time for me i'm afraid!:(:(

keane2097

This is a great thread - fair play to yo deRanged, the pics are really interesting...

ReacherCreature

Nice pics DeRanged.
Any idea of the cost anyone?
Just wondering. :cool:

Jayeire

Cannot wait for that walkway to be open, gonna be so handy for Vic Mills people to get to Brookfield HSC.:D

Charlie 22

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Nice pics DeRanged.
Any idea of the cost anyone?
Just wondering. :cool:

Its costing €65 million euro to build according to this article:http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ucc-in-cash-crisis-as-unapproved-building-goes-up-135533.html
Its a total waste of money in my opinion considering the financial troubles UCC is currently in and the present economic climate. I know the work on this building commenced when times where better but it seems that the building is far too big and stylish. I mean the brookfield HSC is not at full capacity yet nor will it be for sometime. Maybe existing buildings should be utilised fully before new ones are built. I just don't see the point of it all but i'm sure i'll be shown the light

thebigcheese22

Charlie 22 wrote: »

Its costing €65 million euro to build according to this article:http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ucc-in-cash-crisis-as-unapproved-building-goes-up-135533.html
Its a total waste of money in my opinion considering the financial troubles UCC is currently in and the present economic climate. I know the work on this building commenced when times where better but it seems that the building is far too big and stylish. I mean the brookfield HSC is not at full capacity yet nor will it be for sometime. Maybe existing buildings should be utilised fully before new ones are built. I just don't see the point of it all but i'm sure i'll be shown the light

I think when we're in recession is the best time to invest in education. When it opens this year, it will provide much better facilities for Computer Science and other courses, improving the course for students and ensuring that when first years graduate, and the recession is (hopefully) over, we will be able to build that knowledge economy which is our great shining hope to build a more sustainable country, without the need for a constant building boom.

ReacherCreature

Charlie 22 wrote: »

Its costing €65 million euro to build according to this article:http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ucc-in-cash-crisis-as-unapproved-building-goes-up-135533.html

Thanks.

thealltimelow

will bis be going in here?

deRanged

thealltimelow wrote: »

will bis be going in here?

no.
BIS will stay in the ORB.

and I suspect the cost is well north of 65million by now.

thealltimelow

ok than

KnifeWRENCH

Cheers for those photos.

Place looks really nice. Since the Maths department is moving in there, I'll probably have lectures and stuff there. So much more impressive than Aras na Laoi!

deRanged

square_igloo wrote: »

I'll probably have lectures and stuff there.

if you're in maths you should (it's a guaranteed as anything in UCC is) have all your lectures there.
The new system is that a student should never need to leave the building they are in, so no more traipsing to Connolly from AnL and so on. That's the theory of course!

KnifeWRENCH

I'm Maths and Physics, so while my Maths lectures may all be there, the Physics ones will still probably be split between the Kane and the ORB.
I actually like walking around campus going to different buildings (except when it's raining of course)

thebigcheese22

Reminds me of this!

rebel girl 15

will very single maths lecture, including maths studies etc be over there or will some stay on campus? i really don't want any more walking than i already have!

Anna Kelly

Do you know if BIS is moving? I like the ORB.

Burklert

deRanged wrote: »

no.
BIS will stay in the ORB.

and I suspect the cost is well north of 65million by now.

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Sepulchrave

Hello, just a few questions regarding the new IT building I was wondering does anyone have answers to:

1. Will the building be open for September? I heard rumours that there was no money left to run it and it would not be opening at all now.
2. Does anyone know what floor in the building each department will be on?
3. Considering the idea of keeping people doing a course in the same building, and not move around to other locations for lectures, will there be any dining facilities in this building?

Thanks in advance!

deRanged

MJJOS wrote: »

1. Will the building be open for September? I heard rumours that there was no money left to run it and it would not be opening at all now.

yes. the move starts at the beginning of July. one dept at a time.

2. Does anyone know what floor in the building each department will be on?

it varies. what're you looking for?

3. Considering the idea of keeping people doing a course in the same building, and not move around to other locations for lectures, will there be any dining facilities in this building?

140 seater rest on the ground floor. There are also plans for a nice restaurant on the top floor, with a funky outside dining area. that's not going to be open any time soon.
I asked about a shop too, and was told there's space on the ground floor for one.

Sepulchrave

deRanged wrote: »

yes. the move starts at the beginning of July. one dept at a time.


it varies. what're you looking for?



140 seater rest on the ground floor. There are also plans for a nice restaurant on the top floor, with a funky outside dining area. that's not going to be open any time soon.
I asked about a shop too, and was told there's space on the ground floor for one.

Thank you for your speedy reply deRanged

Well I'm looking for the Computer Science department :P

The rest of it sounds good, thanks very much!

deRanged

MJJOS wrote: »

Well I'm looking for the Computer Science department :P

right, /takes out building plans.
Main lecture hall on ground floor, on the right as you go in.
research offices and post doc offices second floor (including mine )
server room(s) on second floor (me again).
staff offices on ground, first and second.
undergrad/msc/multimedia/teaching labs on first floor.
forgot the dept offices (admin helpdesk etc) are on the first floor.

how's that?

Sepulchrave

deRanged wrote: »

right, /takes out building plans.
Main lecture hall on ground floor, on the right as you go in.
research offices and post doc offices second floor (including mine )
server room(s) on second floor (me again).
staff offices on ground, first and second.
undergrad/msc/multimedia/teaching labs on first floor.
forgot the dept offices (admin helpdesk etc) are on the first floor.

how's that?

Sounds fantastic thanks for the info! Those offices are very nice by the way lucky you
Thanks also for all those excellent pictures!