Key highlights and innovations
The site’s transformation from a series of access roads and parking bays prioritising vehicles, to a pedestrianised public realm with a series of external spaces along its spine means that the development will function as a campus that meets the University of Nottingham’s goals of being a dynamic, open, accessible and welcoming place.
The landscape scheme was designed to respond to a series of benchmarks and principles, including Urban Greening Factor (UGF) calculations; biodiversity net gain; sustainable urban drainage principles such as rain gardens and permeable paving. The campus is as progressive as possible whilst respecting the grade II listed architecture.
Spaces suitable for all sizes
Rentable office facilities include secure office space (i.e. an enclosed room with a lockable door), open plan desks and hot desks. Each floor shall include shared break-out spaces, such as relaxation areas and informal meeting areas. There will be formal meeting rooms, kitchenettes and WC facilities. Typical user group sizes range from a two-person office, up to 125-person office facilities.
Careful consideration has been given to the existing building fabric, both in response to the original design ethos and the physical condition of the original building materials - some 30 years after completion. One key design driver was the existing heating and ventilation strategy which utilises the raised access floors as air plenums at each floor and roof level to naturally ventilate the building and are now used when possible and most practical.
