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| Castle Park View | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Bristol, England |
| Coordinates | 51°27′18″N 2°35′07″W / 51.455°N 2.5854°W |
| Construction started | 2019 |
| Opening | 2022 |
| Owner | Homes England/Bristol City Council/Linkcity |
| Height | |
| Roof | 86 m (282 ft) [1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Floor area | 29,000 sq metres |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Chapman Taylor LLP |
| Developer | Linkcity/Bouygues UK |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | Bouygues |
Castle Park View is a 26 storey high-rise in Bristol, England. Set for completion in 2022, the development occupies the site of the former Central Ambulance Station at the corner of Castle Street and Tower Hill and was proposed in 2017, with work starting in 2019. Designed by Chapman Taylor, the development contains 375 apartments and is the tallest building in Bristol at a height of 86m and is set for completion in 2022.
History
The development sits on the site of the old castle wall
Construction started in 2019 with the development topped out in November 2020 with the first homes completing in April 2021 with full completion set for 2022 [2].
Architecture
The development forms part of an emerging tall building cluster around Castle Park. The 26 storey tower is clad in an offsite pre-fabricated façade system that consists of Moca Creme stone, inset clay bricks, window panels and spandrel panels. The original plan for the tower included fritted, black painted, laminated glass spandrel panels for the façade, however, revised Building Regulations following Grenfell relating to fire safetey resulted in a design change during construction, to opaque, powder-coated aluminum sheets. The tower itself is crowned with a 6 metre constellation. [3].
Castle Park View is the first commercial connection to the Bristol Heat Network, the Bristol City Council own network of pipes providing low-carbon heat to developments across the city[4].
1973, work was halted by a recession in the property market and it was completed in 1981.[5] The building has a roof height of 80 metres or 262 feet and consists of 18 floors, 17 of which are offices. Castlemead is owned by Regional Properties Ltd and managed by Knight Frank LLP.
The building is a short walk from Castle Park and the River Avon, and the Cabot Circus and Broadmead shopping areas.[6]
Companies contained within the building include: Beaufort Securities Stockbrokers, IBEX Global UK, Marsh Commercial, Equiniti, Bristol IT Company and MWB Business Exchange. The building is also used by organisations including Lloyds TSB, and the City of Bristol College for holding exams.
See also
References
- ^ "Castle Park View". Emporis. Retrieved 09 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "First homes in Bristol's tallest residential building almost complete". Business Live. Retrieved 09 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Offsite pre-fabricated façade system delivers world-class safety standards at Bristol's Castle Park View". Chapman Taylor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Council establishes first commercial heat network connection". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 09 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Castlemead, Bristol, UK". Manchester History. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Castlemead". Completely Office. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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