The Library, constructed in the mid-1960s, forms the academic heart of the University and occupies a central location in its wonderful parkland setting at the foot of the Ochils. Our challenge was to revitalise the building and make it fully fit to meet the requirements of a 21st century learning environment all within a tight programme. Services to students, staff and visiting academics being maintained throughout the works. Works included a small extension to better integrate the library with the Atrium and adjacent MacRobert Arts Centre which, together, form the social and circulatory hub of the University. The building has been fully re-serviced, creating a much-improved environment for meeting and working and one capable of meeting the requirements of advancing technologies well into the future. A clean and restrained aesthetic aimed at longevity has been applied; this is punctuated at judicious intervals with telling insertions of transparent and solid colour to enliven and inform passage through the interior. Staff have uniformly expressed delight at their new environment…”It’s hard to believe that it’s the same building, it’s the type of Library we might normally visit as exemplar”, “It looks like a completely new building standing under the lightwell”, “Light and airy. The students will love it!”