MawsonKerr secures green light for Baltic Centre garden expansion
Gateshead Council has backed the Newcastle-based architect’s proposals for Baltic Gardens, a community-focused outdoor space to be created on brownfield land directly adjacent to the gallery.
The new garden, located on South Shore Road, is intended to support the venue’s growing list of events and broaden its community offer.
MawsonKerr worked alongside landscape architect Layer Studio, structural engineer Narro, quantity surveyor Thornton-Firkin, ecology consultant BSG Ecology, and ground investigation specialist ERGO.
Part of the wider Tyne Derwent Way Green Corridor initiative, the scheme features native planting designed to frame panoramic views towards Newcastle’s skyline.
The plan also introduces a new two-storey access point to the gallery, achieved by adapting the Baltic’s existing energy centre.
The scheme has a gross internal floor area of 1,100 sq ft and a gross external floor area of 8,500 sq ft.
The Baltic Centre was formed in 2002, when Ellis Williams Architects converted the 1950 Baltic Flour Mill.
The building has seen little physical change over the past two decades, with the garden project marking the first significant addition.
