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The UL students, staff members, and researchers will have better collaboration opportunities as well as modern organization of studies provided by six national research centres to be located in the building.
The Academic Centre of Natural Sciences, the first of the three faculty buildings in the complex, will have an amphitheatre-type auditorium with 300 seats, modern audio-visual equipment and facilities for simultaneous interpreting in lectures or international conferences. There will also be four smaller amphitheatre-type auditoriums with 50 seats. All auditoriums and seminar rooms will be equipped with interactive or regular whiteboards, as well as multimedia projectors and screens.
In the building, there will be 73 laboratory facilities for students and 65 scientific research laboratories. These facilities will be outfitted with high-performance equipment and new laboratory desks, sinks, etc. The currently used faculty equipment will also be moved to the new premises.
Located on two levels, the new Natural Sciences library will include the current UL Library branches from 48 Kr. Valdemara Street, 4 Kronvalda Boulevard, and 10 Alberta Street with library facilities for both individual and group work.
WiFi network, fixed-line telephones, large capacity multifunctional colour printer and a plotter for large format printing will be freely available in the new building.
For student and staff convenience, hallways will be equipped with armchairs and sofas, drinking water stations, as well as special enclosed rooms and counters, overlooking the meadow of Torņakalns. Students and staff members will have an opportunity to enjoy snacks and refreshments in a special dining hall/kitchen on the 1st floor, but kitchens on each floor will be available for the staff only.
A dining facility located on two levels will provide warm and healthy lunches, including vegetarian options. Besides, we will try our best to avoid the long queues during lunch breaks.
A modern relaxing area in the broad courtyard will be a unique feature of the new building. The first two floors will be open 24 hours a day.
Construction progress: May 2015
Since March 2014 construction work has been intensive. Up to 650 builders are working simultaneously. The UL monitoring team supervises the project, and the project management team and the UL management coordinate the construction process. The construction works meet the time limits, and despite the tight schedule it is to be completed by August 2015.
The current stage includes the following:
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- Interior finishing works, door assembly, tiling of sanitary facilities;
- Construction of internal engineering communications and installing of equipment;
- Setting up the laboratory equipment, purchased under the construction contract, on floors 3-5;
- Installation of the decorative “X” elements and aluminium support grid for creeper plants on the facade of the building;
- Construction of both driveways from Jelgavas Street;
- Territory improvement: paving of the parking lot and bicycle parking area, building of sidewalks, borders, driveways and the main entrance area.
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