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 | |
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Inland Revenue Offices | |
View looking north in January 2008 | |
Location within Nottinghamshire | |
General information | |
Type | Tax office |
Address | Nottingham, NG2 1AB |
Coordinates | 52.95°N 1.15°W |
Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
Current tenants | HMRC |
Construction started | 1992 |
Completed | September 1994 |
Inaugurated | 19 May 1995 |
Cost | £54m. |
Client | Inland Revenue |
Landlord | UK Government |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Concrete and brick |
Floor area | 120,000 square feet (39,000 sq m) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Hopkins |
Architecture firm | Michael Hopkins and Partners |
Structural engineer | Arup Group |
Services engineer | Arup Group, Christian Bartenbach (lighting) |
Main contractor | Laing Management |
History
It is built on a former goods yard.
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.