Height - 33m / 108ft
Space - 80,000 Sqft / 7432 Sqm
Use - Commercial (Bio Science)
Developer - Nottingham City Council partnered with Bio City
Architects - CPMG
Website - https://www.biocity.co.uk/biocity/nottingham
Expected Completion - 2017
Nottinghams Bio City is expanding, by an extra 80,000Sqft. The interest in such a development peaked when Walgreen bought out Boots, a Nottingham founded and based company, for £9Billion.
Bio City has been in Nottingham for many years. With the peak in interest, Nottingham City Council and Bio City formed a joint venture to expand the science industry in the city back in 2014. The idea behind the proposal is for ‘smaller’ and ‘start-up’ Bio Science companies to have space in the city. The overall plan is for these to grow, and hopefully stay within the city; meaning a stronger economy in a future proof sector, further developments on the neighbouring ‘East Side’ site, along with strengthening the bonds between Nottinghams Chemist Giants and the universities.
The reason for the joint venture is due to Nottingham City Council supposedly having ‘deep pockets’ compared with other councils across the country, of which they buy up sites and co develop with other developers. This has happened previously for Eons 105,000Sqft Head Quarters in the city back in 2011/2012, after realising this was a success, they are now using this strategy going forward to boost the city ahead of the competition.
The lighting scheme on the west facing side is said to be ‘embedded with fibre-optic lights which respond to solar-flare signals from NASA satellites.’
The development, as mentioned is said to kick start the further ‘East Side’ development, as well as the Former NCT Bus Depot proposal, hoping to create this area as a very strong business destination:
View from the castle (they’re are some significant plans in the pipeline for the concrete buildings towards the foreground of which I will share at a later date)
Rendered video of the build:
Massing diagrams:
The photos below were taken by me. This building really does add a great deal to the street-scape, it helps to make this area feel much more built up, especially as it lines the inner ring road.
The window frames starting to be being installed:
I can’t wait until the plans are revealed for the barren land, known as Eastside, to be revealed: