New images show the major transformation
Nottingham is soon set to be transformed by a wildlife-rich Green Heart as work to revamp the dilapidated former Broadmarsh Centre moves a step closer. Images released by Nottingham City Council show the major transformation that's set to begin for Broad Marsh later this year in the city centre. The creation of a wildlife-rich Green Heart will change the face of the area, and work is set to begin on the site this autumn.
It will be a key element of the vision developed by world-renowned Heatherwick Studios for the city’s Broad Marsh area and the site of the former shopping centre. The design of the Green Heart has been developed by Townshend Landscape Architects along with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, with Heatherwick Studio retained as a strategic design advisor.
Work has already begun in Collin Street on a new public space outside the new Central Library building as part of a playable cities initiative to create child-friendly spaces in the city centre. Local school children were consulted on the design which will feature specially designed swings and seating so the space can be somewhere families gather and spend time together.
Nottingham City Council said it will enhance biodiversity by introducing green ecologically rich areas and diverse natural spaces providing habitats and food for wildlife, forming a green infrastructure network linking across the wider Broad Marsh area from Nottingham Castle through to the Island Quarter site and beyond.
The design carves into the site creating pathways, pocket spaces and seating for people to use and enjoy. The council said a key aim is to put the ‘marsh’ back to the Broad Marsh, introducing new urban wetlands on land that was once a marshland ecosystem to capture, slow and filter rainwater, potentially preventing flooding and creating pockets of biodiversity.
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