Building will replace facilities currently housed in nearby Pepys Library

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - View from Fellows Garden

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - View from Fellows Garden

Work has started on Niall McLaughlin Architects’ new library at Magdalene College in Cambridge.

The three-storey building is located on the edge of Fellows Garden, next to the grade I-listed Pepys Library.

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Central Reading Room

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Central Reading Room

The new library will replace existing facilities currently housed within the Pepys building, which in time will itself be refurbished via a separate project.

The ground floor of the new library will house a reception area and an archive centre, while the first and second floors will contain reading rooms and book-lined passageways, with part of the third floor encompassing a main reading room.

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Ground Floor Reading Room

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Ground Floor Reading Room

The building’s exterior will have gabled roofs, bay windows and chimneys to reflect the architecture of the surrounding college premises.

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Main Reading Room

Niall McLaughlin library for Magdalene College Cambridge - Main Reading Room