Castle Meadow Campus

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]

Castle Meadow Campus
View looking north in January 2008
Castle Meadow Campus is located in Nottinghamshire
Castle Meadow Campus
Location within Nottinghamshire
General information
TypeUniversity campus
(former tax office)
AddressNottingham, NG2 1AB
Coordinates52.95°N 1.15°W / 52.95; -1.15
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Construction started1992
CompletedSeptember 1994
Inaugurated19 May 1995
Cost£54m.
ClientInland Revenue
OwnerUniversity of Nottingham
Technical details
Structural systemConcrete and brick
Floor area120,000 square feet (39,000 sq m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hopkins
Architecture firmMichael Hopkins and Partners
Structural engineerArup Group
Services engineerArup Group, Christian Bartenbach (lighting)
Main contractorLaing Management

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. Nottinghamshire Live https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/former-hmrc-offices-recognised-special-8499115
  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. Nottingham: An illustrated history
  4. Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1481344?section=official-list-entry
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