Castle Meadow Campus

Castle Meadow Campus is a distinctive and large series of buildings in the west of the centre of Nottingham, currently occupied by HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs).

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

History

It is built on a former goods yard.

Atrium in March 2008

Design

The engineering was designed by Arup Group.[1] 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.

Construction

It was completed in September 1994.

Structure

It is situated off the A453 off Castle Meadow Road, next to the Nottingham Canal; a mile away down the A453 is Experian, and next to the train station is Capital One. It comprises seven buildings with tree-lined boulevards.

Function

It houses around 1,800 staff.

See also

References
  1. Nottingham: An illustrated history
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