Architecture studios HawkinsBrown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen have won planning approval for a blocky library building at the University of Bristol.
Set to be built on the university's central Bristol campus, the 14,355-square-metre building will be known as New University Library.
The blocky library was designed to step up from the neighbouring residential buildings to the university's Senate House building. As the seven-storey building will be visible across Bristol, it has been designed to be a landmark for the university and city.
Hawkins/Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen designed the library to be a landmark
"This inspirational new landmark for Bristol will provide world-class facilities in an inclusive and welcoming environment," said Adam Cossey, partner at HawkinsBrown. "The new library building has the potential to transform the relationship between the University of Bristol and the wider city, extending a welcome to the public and acting as a gateway to the revitalised Clifton campus."
The new library will be built next to former residential villas
Replacing The Hawthorns student accommodation building, at the corner of Elton Road and Woodland Road, the New University Library will contain 2,000 study spaces and 420,000 books.
The building will have a publicly accessible ground floor containing events and exhibition spaces along with a cafe and the University's Centre for Cultural Collections.
Above this, the library will have a variety of study...