BBC Cymru Wales S4C, Boots, Greggs, Tesco, Pret a Manger
Construction started
7 December 2015[1]
Completed
1 August 2019
Opened
October 2019[2]
Cost
£120,000,000[3]
Client
BBC Cymru Wales
Height
30 m (98 ft)
Technical details
Floor count
5[4]
Floor area
14,454 m2 (155,580 sq ft)[5]
Grounds
26,000 m2 (280,000 sq ft)[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Gerard Evenden[6]
Architecture firm
Foster + Partners[7]
Developer
Rightacres Property[4]
Engineer
Arup[2]
Structural engineer
Arup[1]
Civil engineer
AECOM[2]
Other designers
ID:SR Sheppard Robson (interior)[2]
Quantity surveyor
Currie & Brown[2]
Main contractor
ISG[1]
Awards and prizes
2020 – Best Fit Out of a Workplace (South West) by the British Council for Offices.[8]
2019 – RICS Awards, Winner, Innovation in Design
2019 – Insider Property Awards, Wales – Development of the Year
2019 – Constructing Excellence Awards, Wales, Winner, Building Project of the Year
BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House[9] (Welsh: Tŷ Darlledu Newydd BBC Cymru Wales), previously known as the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters building, is the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales in Central Square, Cardiff. It operates many of its broadcasting services (radio and TV) from there using IP-based studios.[10][11] It also serves as a base for S4C.[12]
The £120 million building replaced the BBC Cymru Wales Broadcasting House in Llandaff,[7] when 1,000 production and support staff began moving into the new facility in October 2019.[12] The building is officially located at 3 Central Square, but has also been referred to as BBC New Broadcasting House.[13]
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