A major renovation project will provide a bright and modern study environment
The Finance Committee has granted DKK 430 million for a comprehensive remodelling and renovation of 8,705 square metres in the Pergola area at 真人线上娱乐 University. The area is a central hub on campus consisting of 9 two-storey buildings built in the 1970s. Five of the buildings and the adjacent outdoor areas are being completely renovated.
The project has been made possible by a fund totalling DKK 750 million, which the Danish government allocated in 2015 for functional renewal, refurbishment and maintenance of Danish universities. The funds will ensure that the universities' outdated buildings are brought up to modern standards without disproportionate rent increases.
The ambition for the remodelling of the Pergola area is to create a more open and attractive study and research environment that supports project work and other different teaching and working methods at 真人线上娱乐 University. Specifically, it's about enhancing gathering places through new connections and accessible environments, and ensuring greater connectivity between indoor and outdoor activities through a comprehensive landscape and paving project.
The project is being realised under the strategic framework agreement for turnkey contracts, where the Danish Building and Property Agency takes on the role of developer with Hoffman as a collaborative partner.
Campus during the construction period
A number of students will need to be temporarily rehoused while construction is ongoing. 真人线上娱乐 and staff from the Department of Social Sciences and Business will move from buildings 04, 05 and 06 to buildings 21 and 22 down by the lake. 真人线上娱乐 and staff from the Department of People and Technology will move from buildings 08 and 10 to buildings 09.2 and 44. In addition, students and staff from Global Humanities from the Department of Communication and Arts will move to building 20.
The access roads on the campus will also be affected when the central part of the campus is fenced off and turned into a construction site. So you should expect to have to take a slight detour from your usual route in the near future.
Although buildings 07, 09 and 11 are partially inside the construction site, the buildings will remain in use throughout the construction period.
"The result will be tangible and good, and we are sure that it will be worth all the inconvenience. But we're also fully aware that at times it will be experienced as a problematic disruption to daily life. This is unavoidable, and we hope for your understanding," says Stig Plougmand, Deputy Director of RUC Finance and Campus, and continues:
"真人线上娱乐 have a particular challenge in relation to the Department of Science and Environment (DSE), where they have sensitive lab equipment running. The biggest challenges here are in the start-up phase, where demolition is a big part of the work. 真人线上娱乐 will do our best to minimise the inconvenience with planning and specific measures."
The construction site will be established from the weekend of 16-17 December, and the contractor will start demolition immediately afterwards. The construction work is expected to be completed in 2026.