{"id":308483,"date":"2025-12-10T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308483\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:05:13","slug":"mawsonkerr-wins-approval-to-expand-gatesheads-baltic-art-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/308483\/","title":{"rendered":"MawsonKerr wins approval to expand Gateshead\u2019s Baltic Art Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gateshead Council gave the Newcastle-based practice the go-ahead for a new green space, known as the Baltic Gardens, to be created on brownfield land next to the arts centre. It will be used for the venue\u2019s \u2018growing list of rich and extensive programmes\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Baltic Centre was created following an <a href=\"https:\/\/ewa.co.uk\/portfolio\/baltic-centre-for-contemporary-art-gateshead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellis Williams Architects-led<\/a> renovation of the Baltic Flour Mill in 2002, the original building having opened in 1950.<\/p>\n<p>The centre, which has hosted award ceremonies for both the Stirling Prize (2002) and Turner Prize (2011), has remained almost unchanged in the last 23 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Baltic Gardens project forms part of a wider plan to enhance the Tyne Derwent Way Green Corridor. It will include a mix of native planting to create an \u2018immersive experience in an urban setting\u2019 while also offering \u2018panoramic views of Newcastle-upon-Tyne\u2019s skyline\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-809418\" class=\"wp-image-809418 size-mbm-image-2xlarge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Baltic_2025_3-800x1200.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-809418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MawsonKerr visuals for the Baltic Gardens project<\/p>\n<p>The work will add a new two-storey access point to the art gallery by adapting the Baltic\u2019s existing energy centre, while the garden will span the existing service yard from the energy centre to the rear of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Project architect for the scheme, Oliver Sturdy, said: \u2018Architecturally the response is subtle, with a new lightweight access point referencing the proportions of the existing Baltic Flour Mill\u2019s silos and windows, whilst its material palette speaks to the language of the Millennium redevelopment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sturdy added that the project was part of a \u2018\u2018wider inspirational capital plan\u2019, which is currently looking for funding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-809478\" class=\" wp-image-809478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Baltic-plan-jpg.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"988\" height=\"652\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-809478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross-section of MawsonKerr\u2019s Baltic Garden proposal \u2013 the new garden extension is to the right of this plan and at the rear of the building<\/p>\n<p>Project data<\/p>\n<p>Location Gateshead, South Shore Road<br \/>Local authority Gateshead Council<br \/>Type of project Arts\/community\/landscape<br \/>Client Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art<br \/>Architect MawsonKerr<br \/>Landscape architect Layer Studio<br \/>Structural engineer Narro<br \/>Quantity surveyor Thornton-Firkin<br \/>Ecology BSG Ecology<br \/>Ground investigation ERGO<br \/>Gross internal floor area 103m\u00b2<br \/>Gross External floor area 790m\u00b2<br \/>Planning application reference DC\/25\/00948\/FUL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gateshead Council gave the Newcastle-based practice the go-ahead for a new green space, known as the Baltic Gardens,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-308483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}