Construction firm revealed on landmark creative industries centre scheme

Derbyshire construction firm Bowmer + Kirkland has won the race to build Nottingham Trent University’s new landmark creative industries hub.

The 9-storey building has been designed by Hawkins Brown and promises to create “a new landmark building for the creative industries” on the corner of Shakespeare Street and North Sherwood Street in the city centre.

The 57,000 sq ft scheme was given planning permission in October of last year.

The building will bring together film, animation, UX design, gaming design, graphic design and illustration. The innovation lab enables collaborations with industry and a space to showcase the talents students work. The new building will also provide dedicated spaces for Visual Communication, Moving Image and Digital Screen Arts disciplines.

A public park will also be incorporated to the rear of the building.

Michael Marsden, executive dean for the School of Art & Design, said: “The new development at 42 Shakespeare Street is not only an architecturally significant building for Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University but one which will see the school of Art & Design becoming the leading art school for the creative industries.”

Last week it we revealed that Bowmer + Kirkland had also landed the job to build the 702-bed student scheme on the huge Island Quarter scheme in Nottingham.