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Sheffield Winter Gardens

The Sheffield Winter Gardens is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe. It is home to more than 2,000 plants from all around the world. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 22 May 2003.

Part of the £120m Heart of the City regeneration project that has created the Peace Gardens and the £15m Millennium Galleries, the Winter Gardens were designed by Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects and Buro 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's 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 intelligent Building 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's the only way to ensure that all the plants get the correct amount of water.

Winter Garden Project Team

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Sheffield Winter Gardens (exterior)

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 Ltd

Partners

The Winter Garden has been funded by the funded by the Millennium Commission, Sheffield City Council and English Partnerships.

Awards won

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^[1]
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^[2]
Also instrumental in Sheffield's win in the European entente florale award 2005^[3]

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53°22′47″N 1°28′05″W / 53.379849°N 1.467997°W / 53.379849; -1.467997 Coordinates: Extra unexpected parameters

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[2] ^ ibid

[Entente_Florale-3] Entente Florale - Sheffield City Council

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