Callaghan Square Cardiff, Welsh Building, Architect, Project, News
Cardiff Office Building, Wales : Callaghan Square
Office Development in South Wales – design by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Callaghan Square Cardiff
Callaghan Square office complex – six buildings
Location: Cardiff, south Wales
Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Callaghan Square is a large public plaza in Cardiff, and was previously known as Bute Square.
Submitted for outline planning permission Jan 2009
Cost: £160m
Area: 46,500sqm
Developer: MEPC Cardiff Investments
Site: brownfield
Callaghan Square was developed as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme to link central Cardiff with Cardiff Bay.
In 1998 the development had been considered as a location for the new home of the National Assembly for Wales. The site was rejected due to the risks associated with a complex PFI scheme. It was also felt that the site would be too small and dominated by traffic.
A statue of the 2nd Marquess of Bute was relocated to the square in 2000.
Location: Callaghan Square, Cardiff, Wales
Welsh Architecture – Selection
National Assembly for Wales
2006
Richard Rogers Partnership
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Library Building
Design: BDP Architects
Cardiff Library Building
National Assembly for Wales Photos
Welsh building : Galeri Creative Enterprise Centre
Website: Wales
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