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Floating tidemill and art installation
To create a floating structure that would house instruments and artwork.
The installation was open to the public for six months during 2012. The structure comprised a floating hull, waterwheel and millhouse and was located on the edge of the River Tyne in Newcastle.
Data
- Begun: Aug 2011
- Completed: Feb 2012
- Floor area: 160m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £220,000
- Funding: Arts Council
- Tender date: May 2011
- Procurement: IFC 05 with Contractors Design
- Address: East Quayside Pontoons, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Nicholas Kirk Architects
- Client: The Owl Project and Ed Carter
- Structural engineer: Buro Happold
- Main contractor: Amble Boat Company
- Wheelwright: Powerpal