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Locations • Dana Porter Renovations 2008

Main Floor Feedback - Furniture

"Chairs are scratching the floors!"

"I really like it, especially the new chairs...there should be more chairs like that through out the library and the university."

"Having some ergonomic training I'd like to comment on the excellent choice of computer chairs. Good job :)."

"It is great. Looks awesome. But please there should be a law in place that prohibits students to move furniture around. Thank you."

"I love it but I think it needs more of those comfy chairs there are never enough."

"The main floor is missing at least two tables that can seat 6 people per table. They are needed to look at the reference books and encyclopaedias. After the renovation, the tables have been removed and many personal computer desks and study carrels fill the main floor. Those who are doing research and looking at reference books have no place to sit and look at their material. We need those two tables back. How can you have many aisles of reference books and no place for a student to look at them in the same floor. All the computer desks are meant for looking up information, and they are always occupied. We need some long study tables, these same tables served for looking at reference material. Often the reference books are big and heavy and require careful handling. Careful handling and holding of these books is not possible to achieve if a person is standing up and has no place to put the books down on, or a place to sit. How could this be overlooked? This is both a comment and a complaint. I will submit a complaint to the administrators those who were in charge of the renovation. A library needs common tables also for looking at in library reference material-books, journals, encyclopaedias. The main floor no longer feels like a library but a mall cafeteria, and internet cafe. I will not want to return to do work in the main floor library, if the tables are not fitted in somewhere in the main floor."

"I like it! (the chairs are too comfortable though) :)"

"I think it is great - I love the new computer work stations and the the comfortable chairs by the windows. It looks sleek and modern and yet comfortable. My only complaint is that since the weather has turned cold it is always cold on the main floor to the point that I have to wear my winter coat indoors."

"I like the improvements. There's generally a better feel to the library. I don't really like these chairs with plastic backs though... they're not as comfy as the old one."

"I think it looks nice! But we need more places to sit! & maybe more colour to the place... but overall it is very nice :)"

"It's great! My favorite place to study now. Great facilities, including nice layout with a lot of computer terminals. I wish there were more group tables though!"

"It looks clean, well organised with lots more available space for sitting down."

"I appreciate all efforts and time taken to renovate the main floor. It is very beautiful and comfortable. It would be greatly appreciated if you could increase the number of tables and chairs if possible."

"It's very nice. I like the modern look & feel. I find the internet connection a bit slow. And I wish there were more desks for people with laptops."

"Very beautiful. I love the new coffee area. It would be nice if the stools were back in front of the long table in front of Browsers though."

"Frankly, I can't say I like it. It looks like Times Square, there's a lot of wasted space... and I miss the big silent study tables...they were very practical and I liked them. I like the old DP.... I think you should shift everything closer to the door and put the big silent study tables back there again."

"Great job, very eye-pleasing style and good colour combinations. Just one suggestion - there is one large round table with a large computer screen next to circulation desk - it would be great to have more than just one of those so more than one team could work at at time. Cheers and thanks for your work ."

"Awesome! But more study tables are needed i.e. group tables."

"It's nice but not enough room! We need more tables & chairs! Need to accommodate more students!"

"I really like how open & bright it is. The blue leather chairs are a nice touch. Looks great!"

"Good, but need more comfy sofas instead of leather chairs."

"Wow--great! Need more study desks though!"

"Good choice of colours. Need way more group study tables & laptop stations! Too spacious, more couches would help...such as the 1 booth style table on the left."

"Wonderful. Needs more chairs."

"Looks great! There's an abundance of computers but not enough single seating area for studying."

"Nice renovation, way better than expectations. Great chairs. Please add more chairs, will soon be very crowded."

"Nice job! Sweet couch."

"It looks nice, the furniture is comfortable. The look is fresh. However there is a little problem. It's now like DC and everyone comes here. So, it's hard to avoid these talkative people. But it's good anyway."

"Need more places to sit and study quietly. More computers. Chairs are comfortable although not enough tables. Glad there are more plugs to charge computers, there should be more of that across campus."

"Very modern but too much empty & unused space. We need more couches, desks and computers!"

"Very spacious. Feels more like a library. Love all the new seating areas and new seats."

"I love the new furniture and modern look."

"Sleek design, nice open space, comfy chairs, very modern."

"Beautiful. But need more desks and work stations! Thank you!!"

"Really interesting design. The glass wall between browsers and the quiet study area is brilliant, along with the quotes on walls. Increased seating is good but alot of the areas seem very bare and can fit more seating into them without becoming crowded. Stools at the benches along the windows would be handy, as well as more seating in the Browsers area. The walls seem really bare as well. The "picture frames" by browsers look like they should have pictures in them (though it looks like they're just supposed to be empty). All in all a good job, but expected something more impressive seems how it took them a month and a half longer to complete it."

"I like the updated floors , windows and light fixtures. It is a nice environment. At some of the big lounge chairs there are very small writing tables, which aren't very useful for working. The big booth is nice but there is only one. A few smaller ones may have made more sense. There is a lot of wasted space in the front entrance way. There are wall counters with plugs but no chairs. I doubt anyone would want to use their computer and stand for the entire time. Maybe some tall chairs could be put here instead. And I'm not sure what the area is for behind the information desk in the lobby with all the tall tables. No one ever seems to use them again probably because there are no chairs. Redo the rest of the building! :)"

"I have been at waterloo for six years now and I think the main floor looks just amazing. It was a much needed renovation and it is great to see that the study spaces are accomodating students' needs such as comfortable chairs and laptop plugs etc. Looks Great!!!"

"The main floor could use a few more arm chairs in the study areas to accommodate more students."

"I think that its visually appealing, it looks really nice and it doesn't look outdated anymore. However, I think that it lacks alot of the "function" that used to be what would draw me here to Dana Porter. There are no longer places where you have room to work (just fewer workstations and a bunch of those little couches plus table combinations that kill your back to work at for longer than 20 minutes) and some of it looks really barren. I look forward to a few more improvements. "

"Looks sharp. I love the computer chairs!"

"Love the fact that there are tons more computers on the main floor. Great new updated look with nice furniture-very roomy! The only thing is that the front looks very bare....perhaps adding some art work or a display of some sort would make it less "cold" looking. "

"It's great! I think it was about time that the main floor was renovated to really get with the times. The library looks much better than before with this new floor concept and the new furniture. Great job!"

"Too few seats on the first floor: most of the spaces are empty: should get more seats."

"Glass partition between coffee shop and study area is excellent.. good noise buffer - tons of plugs... which was the main problem with study desks - nice new seating in lounge area = good new design."

"Awesome! Renovate the rest of the library like this! More round corner couches."

"The floor when coming in is very slippery when wet. The increased number of computers is great. Some more study tables would be wonderful."

"I love it! I like the new design and the tables that can be used by students! It looks modern."

"It's beautiful and so future-esque! More round tables like the one by the printer would be awesome!"

"Chairs at Browsers don't slide on the tile floor!"

"It is extremely SEXY! However, there should be a couch in the cafe, on the wall with the huge frames. OR, have artworks in the frames. It is a little empty."


December 6, 2008