Castle Meadow Campus

52°57′N 1°09′W / 52.95°N 1.15°W / 52.95; -1.15Elevation30 m (98 ft)Construction started1992CompletedSeptember 1994Inaugurated19 May 1995Cost£54m.ClientInland RevenueOwnerUniversity of NottinghamTechnical detailsStructural systemConcrete and brickFloor area120,000 square feet (39,000 sq m)Design and constructionArchitect(s)HopkinsArchitecture firmMichael Hopkins and PartnersStructural engineerArup GroupServices engineerArup Group, Christian Bartenbach (lighting)Main contractorLaing 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

• Renault Centre
• Campuses of the University of Nottingham

References

External links

• Design
• Nottingham Buildings
• University of Nottingham Castle Meadow Campus