The Hive, is a large golden-coloured building in Worcester, England, which houses the fully integrated Worcestershire County Council, City of Worcester public library, the University of Worcester's academic library, Worcestershire Record Office, the county Archive and Worcestershire Archaeology Service.
| The Hive | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Architectural style | |
| Address | Sawmill Walk, The Butts |
| Town or city | Worcester |
| Country | England |
| Opened | 2 July 2012 |
| Cost | £29.7 million |
| Client | |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 12,371m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios |
| Structural engineer | |
| Services engineer | Max Fordham |
| Other designers | Copper Cladding – Norman and Underwood Ltd |
| Main contractor | Galliford Try |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editThe Hive was procured under a private finance initiative programme and was built by Galliford Try at a cost of £60 million.[1] The Hive's joint commissioning clients were the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council. Funding was also provided by the National Lottery and the British government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Education. It was opened to the public on 2 July 2012 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 11 July 2012.[2]
Visitors
editThe library houses over a quarter of a million books.[3] According to the Annual Public Library Statistics from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), The Hive issued 903,859 books during the financial year 2013/14 and achieved 978,199 visits. This placed it in first position in the West Midlands.[4]
Awards
editAwards include:
- Best new-build project of the year in the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards 2013[5]
- Sustainable Project of the Year in the Building Awards 2013[6]
- Outstanding Library Team – Times Higher Leadership and Management Award – June 2013[7]
- Sustainable Project of the Year – Building Magazine – April 2013[8]
- Civic Trust Award – March 2013[9]
- Contribution to the local community through The Hive – Guardian University Award – February 2013[10]
- New build project of the year (value above £5 million) – CIBSE – February 2013[11]
- Building Excellence Award – South Worcestershire Building Control – 2012[12]
- BREEAM Outstanding 86.4% – June 2012[13]
- Best Sustainability in a Project- Public Private Partnership Awards – May 2012[14]
References
edit- ^ "Footbridge installed at Worcester's Hive project". BBC. 19 September 2011.
- ^ "The day the Queen came to Worcester". Worcester News. 12 July 2012.
- ^ "The Hive Website". The Hive. The Hive, Worcester. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Worcester Library most popular in the West Midlands". CIPFA.
- ^ "Archive news from the Worcester News". worcesternews.co.uk.
- ^ "Hive's green theme helps it land award". Worcester News.
- ^ "University wins prestigious Times Higher Ward". Worcester University.
- ^ "Sustainable project of the year 2013". Building.
- ^ "The Hive". Civic Trust Awards.
- ^ "University of Worcester Scoops National Newspaper Award – The Hive". thehiveworcester.org.
- ^ "Hive Wins International Award – The Hive". thehiveworcester.org.
- ^ "Elections 2019 Results – Worcester City Council". worcester.gov.uk.
- ^ "The Hive". BREEM.
- ^ "The Hive scoops national sustainability award – The Hive". thehiveworcester.org.
Further reading
editBetter Public Libraries; Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; 2003 RIBA Journal; April 2012 CIBSE Journal; March 2013
External links
edit- The Hive website
- University of Worcester, Library Services
- Architects : Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Engineers : Max Fordham
Media related to The Hive, Worcester at Wikimedia Commons
