NOTTINGHAM | Science Park & Toyota/Castle College Technology Centre | U/C

danz013 · August 2nd, 2007, 11:26 PM

Nottingham Science Park

Status: In Construction
Developer: Blueprint
Architects: Egret West
Cost:: £50m
Use:: Science Based Labs/Office Space

Links:
SSC Thread
New Nottingham Page
Official Website

Notes:
Nottingham was designated a science city in 2005. Science will play a big part in Nottingham future
economy. The purpose built science park designed by Studio Egret West, will be one of the country’s
first environmentally sustainable business parks. The buildings will have brown roofs to attract wildlife
and the site’s green spaces will be open to the public.

The Science park is one of many sites in Nottingham dedicated to Science Based industries. Net Line
2 will pass the site.

The site is also the home of the Toyota/Castle College Technology Centre.

Current Status:
Work is underway on the first phase. The first building on site is expected to be complete and ready for
use by summer 2008.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

On the same site is The Castle College/Toyota Technology Centre. I can't remember what it is the two organisations will be doing here but I know it is something special... this is what it will look like (keeping up with the greenery)...

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

ranny fash · August 3rd, 2007, 03:01 AM

architecturally, this one really intrigues me, i hope highfields turns out as colourful as the renders

btw dan, keep the renders coming, they really crack me up. there's some kind of war going on between the black flying army and the white ground-based army in the first one. man, this could end up being the most bizarre theme park on earth

danz013 · August 3rd, 2007, 01:19 PM

lolol haaa yeah it looks that way! I wanna get some more picture renders of MAKEs stuff...im gonna go down and take some pictures of the science park and uni. They've started taking out all the windows at the bio city

Stefan88 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:18 PM

The biocity projects is coming along quickly. I thought it would be alot longer before this one was underway.

danz013 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:24 PM

well they've had the scaffolding up for a while. It should be good when finished..

Stefan88 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:31 PM

Yeh it'll definately be a big improvement to what it was like before.

danz013 · August 4th, 2007, 02:08 PM

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danz013 · August 4th, 2007, 02:09 PM

The Science Park...

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

pharmj · August 4th, 2007, 06:18 PM

The Science Park will be a real asset when its done. It will allow for some large scale industry to move into some quality designed labs, as opposed to the recycled old warehouses that were around Dunkirk beforehand. Nottingham University is heavily involved with the science park, with a lot of spin off companies by academics being based there. Nanoscience is a key area that Nottingham is well ahead of the game on. Nottingham is certainly the premier centre for this exciting science in the UK.

The Jubillee campus is a phased development, where the construction at present is phase 2. Phase 1 is the campus as it is now, and phase 3 will include more student accomodation, research facilities and department buildings either side of triumph road. Most of the development is on the site where Raleigh factory used to be. The university actually owns most of the land currently occupied down that road as well, along with some of the land where the garages are on Derby road, so I think maybe futher exciting plans could come in the future.

danz013 · August 4th, 2007, 06:29 PM

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pharmj · August 4th, 2007, 07:19 PM

they are the HQ for imperial tobacco, i think its mainly closed now, just admin stuff there now. It used to be a huge storage site.

danz013 · August 5th, 2007, 02:40 PM

As i drove by yesterday it seemed they had quite a lot of stuff still in those warehouse.. I hope the Uni have plans to move up that side of town in the future. Isn't the uni amonst the best in the country? I'm sure they're within the top 10... I remember when I was in school and thinking about going to Uni I say that Nottingham ranked best in the country for Architecture courses...

Stefan88 · August 5th, 2007, 02:45 PM

Yeh Nottingham Uni is the best for courses in the construction industry especially for subjects like Civil Engineering.

danz013 · August 5th, 2007, 02:58 PM

Theres some stuff here about the unis "innovation park". It look as if these are purpose built research buildings.... (science city type stuff)... they've got forms for businesses to take up tennancy....

http://www.2heads.nottingham.ac.uk/S...nceParks/UNIP/

danz013 · August 5th, 2007, 09:09 PM

The science park has got a website... forgive me if you've already seen it but its new to me.

http://www.nottinghamsciencepark.co....l/gallery.html ... VERY COLOURFUL

UPDATE: infact use this link... flash... http://www.nottinghamsciencepark.co.uk/

danz013 · August 13th, 2007, 06:27 AM

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danz013 · August 26th, 2007, 06:00 PM

Heres the Biocity thing thats going off...

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

I took a picture of the other biocity building... what do you guys think of this building??...

image hosted on flickr

pharmj · August 28th, 2007, 01:22 PM

I like the way the white portion sits on the glass wall behind. This is quite a good example of a building that while not on the cutting edge of architecture, does not age too badly either, unlike its next door neighbour.

Looking at the picture of the reclading, is that wood they are using to do the reclad? Im guessing that they are painting it that black colour seen in the renders, but im not convinced they have picked the best material there. Still...its an improvment on what it was.

Driving by Jubillee today, they are making rapid progress on it...forgot my camera unfortunately. There is something large going down on the junction of St Peter's Street and Ilkeston road, just by the railway bridge..but i havnt a clue what it is. St peters street is closed right now for whatever it is.

danz013 · August 28th, 2007, 09:10 PM

nooo there no wood :O... but I see what your on about...the wood is being put over the green mosaic...maybe this is to protect it i don't know... they said they'd be keeping the green mosaic....no infact...that particular part of the plan will no longer be green...see the plans above.

pharmj · August 28th, 2007, 09:14 PM

oh yea i see...the wood might just be to have a suitable surface for the zinc cladding to be attatched to then..phew!

August 2nd, 2007, 11:26 PM	#1
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August 3rd, 2007, 03:01 AM	#2
ranny fash ball bag Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: crime Posts: 1,908 Likes (Received): 5	architecturally, this one really intrigues me, i hope highfields turns out as colourful as the renders btw dan, keep the renders coming, they really crack me up. there's some kind of war going on between the black flying army and the white ground-based army in the first one. man, this could end up being the most bizarre theme park on earth __________________ Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

August 3rd, 2007, 01:19 PM	#3
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	lolol haaa yeah it looks that way! I wanna get some more picture renders of MAKEs stuff...im gonna go down and take some pictures of the science park and uni. They've started taking out all the windows at the bio city __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 3rd, 2007, 02:18 PM	#4
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,707 Likes (Received): 15	The biocity projects is coming along quickly. I thought it would be alot longer before this one was underway. __________________ Stefan's flickr

August 3rd, 2007, 02:24 PM	#5
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	well they've had the scaffolding up for a while. It should be good when finished.. __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 3rd, 2007, 02:31 PM	#6
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,707 Likes (Received): 15	Yeh it'll definately be a big improvement to what it was like before. __________________ Stefan's flickr

August 4th, 2007, 02:08 PM	#7
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August 4th, 2007, 02:09 PM	#8
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August 4th, 2007, 06:18 PM	#9
pharmj Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester/Nottingham Posts: 2,061 Likes (Received): 4	The Science Park will be a real asset when its done. It will allow for some large scale industry to move into some quality designed labs, as opposed to the recycled old warehouses that were around Dunkirk beforehand. Nottingham University is heavily involved with the science park, with a lot of spin off companies by academics being based there. Nanoscience is a key area that Nottingham is well ahead of the game on. Nottingham is certainly the premier centre for this exciting science in the UK. The Jubillee campus is a phased development, where the construction at present is phase 2. Phase 1 is the campus as it is now, and phase 3 will include more student accomodation, research facilities and department buildings either side of triumph road. Most of the development is on the site where Raleigh factory used to be. The university actually owns most of the land currently occupied down that road as well, along with some of the land where the garages are on Derby road, so I think maybe futher exciting plans could come in the future. __________________ Gloucester City Regeneration -A new beginning

August 4th, 2007, 06:29 PM	#10
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August 4th, 2007, 07:19 PM	#11
pharmj Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester/Nottingham Posts: 2,061 Likes (Received): 4	they are the HQ for imperial tobacco, i think its mainly closed now, just admin stuff there now. It used to be a huge storage site. __________________ Gloucester City Regeneration -A new beginning

August 5th, 2007, 02:40 PM	#12
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	As i drove by yesterday it seemed they had quite a lot of stuff still in those warehouse.. I hope the Uni have plans to move up that side of town in the future. Isn't the uni amonst the best in the country? I'm sure they're within the top 10... I remember when I was in school and thinking about going to Uni I say that Nottingham ranked best in the country for Architecture courses... __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 5th, 2007, 02:45 PM	#13
Stefan88 New Nottingham! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nottingham Posts: 11,707 Likes (Received): 15	Yeh Nottingham Uni is the best for courses in the construction industry especially for subjects like Civil Engineering. __________________ Stefan's flickr

August 5th, 2007, 02:58 PM	#14
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	Theres some stuff here about the unis "innovation park". It look as if these are purpose built research buildings.... (science city type stuff)... they've got forms for businesses to take up tennancy.... http://www.2heads.nottingham.ac.uk/S...nceParks/UNIP/ __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 5th, 2007, 09:09 PM	#15
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	The science park has got a website... forgive me if you've already seen it but its new to me. http://www.nottinghamsciencepark.co....l/gallery.html ... VERY COLOURFUL UPDATE: infact use this link... flash... http://www.nottinghamsciencepark.co.uk/ __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 13th, 2007, 06:27 AM	#16
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August 26th, 2007, 06:00 PM	#17
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	Heres the Biocity thing thats going off... image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr I took a picture of the other biocity building... what do you guys think of this building??... image hosted on flickr __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 28th, 2007, 01:22 PM	#18
pharmj Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester/Nottingham Posts: 2,061 Likes (Received): 4	I like the way the white portion sits on the glass wall behind. This is quite a good example of a building that while not on the cutting edge of architecture, does not age too badly either, unlike its next door neighbour. Looking at the picture of the reclading, is that wood they are using to do the reclad? Im guessing that they are painting it that black colour seen in the renders, but im not convinced they have picked the best material there. Still...its an improvment on what it was. Driving by Jubillee today, they are making rapid progress on it...forgot my camera unfortunately. There is something large going down on the junction of St Peter's Street and Ilkeston road, just by the railway bridge..but i havnt a clue what it is. St peters street is closed right now for whatever it is. __________________ Gloucester City Regeneration -A new beginning

August 28th, 2007, 09:10 PM	#19
danz013 Robin Hood Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 5,063 Likes (Received): 2	nooo there no wood :O... but I see what your on about...the wood is being put over the green mosaic...maybe this is to protect it i don't know... they said they'd be keeping the green mosaic....no infact...that particular part of the plan will no longer be green...see the plans above. __________________ New Nottingham New on development and regeneration in Nottingham Follow Me - Twitter

August 28th, 2007, 09:14 PM	#20
pharmj Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gloucester/Nottingham Posts: 2,061 Likes (Received): 4	oh yea i see...the wood might just be to have a suitable surface for the zinc cladding to be attatched to then..phew! __________________ Gloucester City Regeneration -A new beginning

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