- Sheffield Winter Gardens
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building_name=Sheffield Winter Gardens
building_type=Greenhouse
architectural_style=
structural_system=Timber (glulam) arches
location=Sheffield ,England
completion_date=2003
main_contractor=
architect= Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects
structural_engineer=Buro Happold
services_engineer=Buro Happold
quantity_surveyor=Sheffield City Council
other_designers=|Sheffield Winter Gardens in the city of
Sheffield is one of the largest temperateglasshouse s to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere inEurope . It is home to more than 2,000plants from all around the world. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on22 May 2003 .Part of the £120m "Heart of the City" regeneration project that has created the
Peace Gardens and the £15mMillennium Galleries , the Winter Gardens were designed byPringle Richards Sharratt Architects andBuro Happold and are some 70 metres long and 21 metres high.The building has background frost protection to minimum of 4 degrees Celsius and it is one of the largest Glue Laminate or "Glulam" buildings in the UK (Glulam is made by forming and gluing strips of timber into specific shapes). The wood used is
Larch , a durable timber which will, over time, turn a light silvery grey colour. The larch, derived from sustainable forests, requires no preservatives or coatings. This reduces the use of solvents and also avoids the use of chemicals that could kill the plants. It has an intelligentBuilding Management System which controls fans and vents to make sure the plants are cooled in summer and kept warm in winter. The system will "learn" year-on-year.The bedding plants are changed five times a year, to give a seasonal change, and all the plants are watered by hose or by
watering can , as it is the only way to ensure that all the plants get the correct amount of water.Winter Garden Project Team
*Clients: Sheffield City Council
*Architects: Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects
*Project Management: Sheffield City Council
*Quantity Surveyors: Sheffield City Council
*Structural & Services Engineers:Buro Happold
*Fire and Access Consultants:Buro Happold FEDRA
*Lighting Consultants: Bartenbach LichtLabor/ Lichttechnik Martin Klingler
*Winter Garden Landscape Consultant: Weddle Landscape Design
*Planning Supervisor: Sheffield City Council
*Management Contractor: Interserve Project Services Ltd
*Plant supply, planting and aftercare: Rentokil Tropical Plants LtdPartners
The Winter Garden has been funded by the Millennium Commission, Sheffield City Council and English Partnerships.
Awards won
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RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Pro Yorkshire Award for Design & Innovation
*RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Award [with the Millennium Galleries] .
* European Federation of Interior Landscaping Groups - three gold awards [ [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/EasySite/lib/serveDocument.asp?doc=74843&pgid=92499 Go to Town magaine] ]
* The Variety Club of Great Britain – Best Regeneration Award
*Royal Fine Art Commission ‘Jeu D’esprit Building of the Year’ Award
* British Guild of Travel Writers – Commendation
*Civic Trust Green Flag Award [ [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/EasySite/lib/serveDocument.asp?doc=74843&pgid=92499 ibid] ]
* Also instrumental inSheffield 's win in theEurope anentente florale award 2005 [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/sheffield-in-bloom/entente-florale Entente Florale - Sheffield City Council] ]References
External links
* [http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/buildings/city-centre/the-winter-garden Winter Garden pages on Sheffield City Council's website]
* [http://www.weddles.co.uk/index.htm Weddle Landscape Design -Landscape Architects and Horticulturalists for Sheffield Winter Garden]
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