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Main building works at Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus complete
Building works have finished on the main building at the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
The 38,000sq m structure next to Temple Meads is due to open in September and will house learning spaces, study facilities and workshops for up to 4,600 students.
It will stand alongside a new eastern entrance to the railway station and a new harbour walkway.
The development is on the site of the old Royal Mail sorting office, which stood derelict for two decades before it was bought by the University of Bristol in 2017.
The building will cater for up to 4,600 students
The campus has a budget of £500m which deputy vice-chancellor professor Judith Squires said has been kept to.
However, plans to build a smaller office building on the site were postponed in April over soaring costs in the construction industry.
Instead, the university opted for temporary planning permission to use the area for outdoor events and exhibitions.
The campus is part of the Temple Quarter regeneration programme which plans to introduce new homes, work spaces and transport routes to areas like St Philip’s Marsh, Mead Street and Temple Meads.
The old Royal Mail sorting office was called a “chipped tooth in the city’s smile”
Helen Godwin, mayor of the West of England, said the completion is “a big step towards unlocking the wider potential of Bristol Temple Quarter and thousands more new jobs and new homes for our region.
“The old Royal Mail building that stood on this site was once called the chipped tooth in the city’s smile. In this new chapter I’m happy to say that derelict site is now a distant memory.”
The campus building has been constructed with an eye to sustainability, with 769 solar electric panels installed and eco-concrete used.
Squires said: “It’s inspiring to see our new building come to life and I’m hugely grateful to everyone who has worked so hard to get us to this point.”
All photos: University of Bristol
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