Castle Meadow Campus

Castle Meadow Campus
Inland Revenue Offices
View looking north in January 2008
Location within Nottinghamshire
General information
Type	Tax office
Address	Nottingham, NG2 1AB
Coordinates	52°57′N 1°09′W / 52.95°N 1.15°W / 52.95; -1.15Coordinates: 52°57′N 1°09′W / 52.95°N 1.15°W / 52.95; -1.15
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, (lighting)
Main contractor	Laing Management

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). The site was purchased by the University of Nottingham in November 2021 ^[1]

History[]

It is built on a former goods yard.

Atrium in March 2008

Design[]

The engineering was designed by Arup Group.^[2] 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[]

• Renault Centre

References[]

External links[]

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