New £60 million landmark building at Trent University

Trent Student · June 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM

Trent University plans to demolish the existing Byron House located on Shakespeare Street which currently houses the Student Union. A new multi-million landmark building will then be built in its place to house a new state-of-the-art Student Union including bars, shops, a health centre and a night club. The development will also include the construction of new student accommodation composed of some 900 bedrooms. The university has stated that the building will be environmentally friendly and that it is aiming for BREEM status. The demolition of the current building is scheduled to take place in January 2012 and it is hoped that the new facilities could be ready by the start of the 2013 academic year.

It has been rumored that funding of this project will come from UPP, the private student accommodation provider who were responsible for the recent development on Trent University's Clifton campus.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/ne...l/article.html

The existing Byron House (which is starting to look very dated):

Artists Impression of new landmark building:

iamtheSTIG · June 2nd, 2011, 02:51 PM

For some reason, this reminds me of the Meadows Gateway, with the tall triangular building at the back, and the angled, sloping buildings. Maybe just me though :p

Looking good though

Does anyone know when we will hear anymore on how big the project will be? etc

djfusion777 · June 4th, 2011, 10:53 AM

Thought universities were facing a funding shortfall, hence why NTU "have" to start charging £8,500/year for fees? Seems a bit outlandish to then go and throw sixty million on a union building.

This is also happening at many other universities. The students will be laregly footing the bill...

pharmj · June 4th, 2011, 05:49 PM

Since the building is almost exclusively for NTU students use, I don't see much problem with that. Universities are private organisations, it's up to them how they spend funds that they raise themselves surely, and up to students if they decide to apply to that Uni. Trent have needed to invest in some of their buildings for a while so this is welcome news.

sherwood199 · June 7th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Planning Application in .... impressive :-)

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/W...e=&pageCount=1

Hugo Chav · June 11th, 2011, 07:50 PM

The exiting buildings have taken hammering over the years, but i am not sure this stuff is needed I would have thought most students these days will be looking to economy in there education, NTU have done a huge investment in there facilities in the past ten years, nice, but theres your tuition fees.

BeestonLad · June 12th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djfusion777

Thought universities were facing a funding shortfall, hence why NTU "have" to start charging £8,500/year for fees? Seems a bit outlandish to then go and throw sixty million on a union building.

This is also happening at many other universities. The students will be laregly footing the bill...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugo Chav

The exiting buildings have taken hammering over the years, but i am not sure this stuff is needed I would have thought most students these days will be looking to economy in there education, NTU have done a huge investment in there facilities in the past ten years, nice, but theres your tuition fees.

Erm you do realise this is being privately funded? The university won't be paying a penny.

Hugo Chav · June 23rd, 2011, 06:30 PM

Ok Makes good sense thanks for that,

PerfectDark · June 24th, 2011, 10:13 AM

Privately funded by who?

BeestonLad · June 24th, 2011, 12:11 PM

http://www.upp-ltd.com/

As it will have accomodation

Pablo Diablo · June 24th, 2011, 11:56 PM

It's UPP? There's a rumour going round that it's Derwent (the owners of Trinity).

I'm a graduate now though

Trent Student · August 7th, 2011, 11:43 AM

A planning application for this development has now been submitted to Nottingham City Council. The decision by the council on whether this development will be permitted to go ahead should have been made by the end of August.

Here is a link to the plans submitted to the council:

http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/W...11/01686/PFUL3

edo78 · August 7th, 2011, 06:29 PM

Nice, its much bigger projects than I thought. don't like the idea of putting shops, Bars and nightclub in there as it will take people away from the main city.

Ranwolf · August 7th, 2011, 10:00 PM

There's bars, shops and a nightclub in the building it's replacing.

Trent Student · August 8th, 2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ranwolf

There's bars, shops and a nightclub in the building it's replacing.

They are of very low quality though at the moment. The development is supposidly going to follow the Arkwright-Newton development in terms of quality specification which is very high indeed!

PerfectDark · August 8th, 2011, 08:57 AM

So?

And how are they of low quality?

Trent student argues against university having student union SHOCKER! What is it with this new breed of students?

Trent Student · August 8th, 2011, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PerfectDark

So?

And how are they of low quality?

Trent student argues against university having student union SHOCKER! What is it with this new breed of students?

I am not arguing against the redevelopment, on the contrary I believe that this will be very good indeed for the university. The point that I was trying to address is the argument that 'the proposed high quality development may have the potential to keep a higher proportion of students on the campus', is valid as the current student union and bar is very poor and I would say 'run down'. Furthermore, I know many students currently would rather venture out into the city centre rather than attend the student bar.

Having said that, with the current uncertainty over the future of higher education it is important for the local economy that our universities continue to attract many students as they do contribute heavily towards the city's GDP. This development not only provides good high quality accommodation and high quality leisure facilities but also provides the university with a new lanmark building at the northern entrance to the campus which currently is an eyesore. This should go someway in helping to secure the university's future and hopefully the vibrant student economy of Nottingham.

PerfectDark · August 8th, 2011, 06:01 PM

Sorry, my outrage should have been directed at edo78.

edo78 · August 8th, 2011, 07:11 PM

Quote:

So?

And how are they of low quality?

Trent student argues against university having student union SHOCKER! What is it with this new breed of students?

How is this directed at me Perfectdark? you should lay off the beer in the day mate.

I was unaware they had bars and clubs , even so I still think this is a great project and hope it gets the go ahead.

PerfectDark · August 9th, 2011, 12:45 PM

Ummm... because you said you didn't like the idea of a students union having bars, a club and shops.

June 1st, 2011, 01:27 AM	#1
Trent Student Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	New £60 million landmark building at Trent University Trent University plans to demolish the existing Byron House located on Shakespeare Street which currently houses the Student Union. A new multi-million landmark building will then be built in its place to house a new state-of-the-art Student Union including bars, shops, a health centre and a night club. The development will also include the construction of new student accommodation composed of some 900 bedrooms. The university has stated that the building will be environmentally friendly and that it is aiming for BREEM status. The demolition of the current building is scheduled to take place in January 2012 and it is hoped that the new facilities could be ready by the start of the 2013 academic year. It has been rumored that funding of this project will come from UPP, the private student accommodation provider who were responsible for the recent development on Trent University's Clifton campus. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/ne...l/article.html The existing Byron House (which is starting to look very dated): Artists Impression of new landmark building: Last edited by Trent Student; September 19th, 2011 at 03:23 PM.

June 4th, 2011, 05:49 PM	#4
pharmj Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester/Nottingham Posts: 2,067 Likes (Received): 4	Since the building is almost exclusively for NTU students use, I don't see much problem with that. Universities are private organisations, it's up to them how they spend funds that they raise themselves surely, and up to students if they decide to apply to that Uni. Trent have needed to invest in some of their buildings for a while so this is welcome news. __________________ Gloucester City Regeneration -A new beginning

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June 2nd, 2011, 02:51 PM	#2
iamtheSTIG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NOTTINGHAM!!! The Best City In The World Posts: 1,075 Likes (Received): 74	For some reason, this reminds me of the Meadows Gateway, with the tall triangular building at the back, and the angled, sloping buildings. Maybe just me though :p Looking good though Does anyone know when we will hear anymore on how big the project will be? etc

June 4th, 2011, 10:53 AM	#3
djfusion777 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 168 Likes (Received): 0	Thought universities were facing a funding shortfall, hence why NTU "have" to start charging £8,500/year for fees? Seems a bit outlandish to then go and throw sixty million on a union building. This is also happening at many other universities. The students will be laregly footing the bill...

June 7th, 2011, 03:23 PM	#5
sherwood199 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Nottingham Posts: 629 Likes (Received): 20	Planning Application in .... impressive :-) http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/W...e=&pageCount=1

June 11th, 2011, 07:50 PM	#6
Hugo Chav Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nottingham, Some Others Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 0	The exiting buildings have taken hammering over the years, but i am not sure this stuff is needed I would have thought most students these days will be looking to economy in there education, NTU have done a huge investment in there facilities in the past ten years, nice, but theres your tuition fees.

June 23rd, 2011, 06:30 PM	#8
Hugo Chav Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nottingham, Some Others Posts: 53 Likes (Received): 0	Ok Makes good sense thanks for that,

June 24th, 2011, 10:13 AM	#9
PerfectDark Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 1	Privately funded by who?

June 24th, 2011, 12:11 PM	#10
BeestonLad PQS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 1,949 Likes (Received): 13	http://www.upp-ltd.com/ As it will have accomodation

June 24th, 2011, 11:56 PM	#11
Pablo Diablo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham Posts: 988 Likes (Received): 11	It's UPP? There's a rumour going round that it's Derwent (the owners of Trinity). I'm a graduate now though

August 7th, 2011, 11:43 AM	#12
Trent Student Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	A planning application for this development has now been submitted to Nottingham City Council. The decision by the council on whether this development will be permitted to go ahead should have been made by the end of August. Here is a link to the plans submitted to the council: http://plan4.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/W...11/01686/PFUL3

August 7th, 2011, 06:29 PM	#13
edo78 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Tokyo and Nottingham Posts: 19 Likes (Received): 0	Nice, its much bigger projects than I thought. don't like the idea of putting shops, Bars and nightclub in there as it will take people away from the main city.

August 7th, 2011, 10:00 PM	#14
Ranwolf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottingham and Berlin Posts: 392 Likes (Received): 0	There's bars, shops and a nightclub in the building it's replacing.

August 8th, 2011, 08:57 AM	#16
PerfectDark Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 1	So? And how are they of low quality? Trent student argues against university having student union SHOCKER! What is it with this new breed of students?

August 8th, 2011, 06:01 PM	#18
PerfectDark Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 1	Sorry, my outrage should have been directed at edo78.

August 9th, 2011, 12:45 PM	#20
PerfectDark Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 723 Likes (Received): 1	Ummm... because you said you didn't like the idea of a students union having bars, a club and shops.