Castle Meadow Campus
| Castle Meadow Campus | |
|---|---|
 View looking north in January 2008 | |
  Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| General information | |
| Type | University campus (former tax office) |
| Address | Nottingham, NG2 1AB |
| Coordinates | 52°57′N 1°09′W / 52.95°N 1.15°W |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Construction started | 1992 |
| Completed | September 1994 |
| Inaugurated | 19 May 1995 |
| Cost | £54m. |
| Client | Inland Revenue |
| Owner | University of Nottingham |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Concrete and brick |
| Floor area | 120,000 square feet (39,000 sq m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hopkins |
| Architecture firm | Michael Hopkins and Partners |
| Structural engineer | Arup Group |
| Services engineer | Arup Group, Christian Bartenbach (lighting) |
| Main contractor | Laing Management |
Castle Meadow Campus is a distinctive and large series of buildings in the west of the centre of Nottingham, completed in 1994 and occupied by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from its construction until 2021,[1] when it was purchased by the University of Nottingham.[2]
The campus comprises seven buildings with tree-lined boulevards. It is built on a former railway goods yard off the A453 off Castle Meadow Road, next to the Nottingham Canal.
Design
The buildings were designed by Hopkins Architects with engineering by Arup Group.[3] The design employs natural ventilation. The main Amenity Building has a fabric roof suspended from four raking steel masts. The design employs the thermal mass of the concrete to cool the building at night. There are 1,052 pre-built deep brick piers with 863 concrete ceiling beams.
In May 2023 the buildings were listed at Grade II.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Nottinghamshire Live https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/former-hmrc-offices-recognised-special-8499115
- ^ "University of Nottingham acquires landmark HMRC site which was on market for more than £36m - Business Live". 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Nottingham: An illustrated history
- ^ Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1481344?section=official-list-entry
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