Town鈥檚 convention centre will reopen in June
Arcadis has been appointed to design and manage the redevelopment of the Harrogate Convention Centre 鈥� which was home to the town鈥檚 Nightingale hospital during the first peak of the covid-19 pandemic last spring.
The 500-bed hospital will close next month without treating a single covid-19 patient, the NHS said earlier this month.
Designed by BDP and built by Bam, it was opened by the late Captain Sir Tom Moore last April. Construction costs have been estimated at around 拢11m out of total set-up costs of 拢29m.
The centre sits on the town鈥檚 Ripon Road and King鈥檚 Road and in the past has hosted the Chartered Institute for Housing鈥檚 annual conference, the Toy Fair, a bridal exhibition and Liberal Democrat annual party conferences.
But a number of shows have moved away to cities such as Manchester in recent years and the venue鈥檚 owner, Harrogate Borough Council, has asked Arcadis to run the rule over it in order to attract more exhibitions in the future.
One idea being discussed by the council is demolishing existing exhibition halls and replacing them with a new 5,000 sq m hall and a refurbished auditorium.
The first phase of Arcadis鈥� work is to look at improving the centre鈥檚 conference facilities as well as refurbishing then auditorium.
The venue is due to open in late June once the government鈥檚 current lockdown restrictions have finally eased.
Others working on the plans including Leeds consulting engineer Silcock Leedham, engineer Buro Happold, Leeds architect Group Giner and acoustics consultant Charcoal Blue.
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