Castle_Meadow_Campus

Castle Meadow Campus

Castle Meadow Campus

University campus and building complex in Nottingham city centre

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Nottinghamshire Live https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/former-hmrc-offices-recognised-special-8499115
  2. [2]
    "University of Nottingham acquires landmark HMRC site which was on market for more than £36m - Business Live". 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    Nottingham: An illustrated history
  4. [4]
    Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1481344?section=official-list-entry
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