Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU’s) new Design & Digital Arts (D&DA) building provides state-of-the-art resources for students across a ten-storey structure located at the corner of Shakespeare Street and North Sherwood Street. Designed by award-winning architects Hawkins\ Brown and delivered by local architects CPMG, the building offers students a range of cutting-edge facilities, including studios, specialised teaching rooms, study spaces, and resources for visual communication, moving images, and digital screen disciplines. These resources were designed to provide students with the best possible environment to develop their skills and ideas.
The building’s design emphasises sustainability, aiming for BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and DEC ‘A’ ratings, and features a glazed ground floor entrance that doubles as an exhibition space, fostering collaboration between the university, industry, and the local community. Waterman’s MEP specialists played a crucial role in the building services design from the initial concept to Stage 3 level design, which utilises displacement ventilation systems to enhance air quality, along with air source heat pumps that extract heat from exhaust air. These systems are integral to the building’s sustainability goals and ensure a comfortable environment for all users.
