Rio Architects is celebrating the following thrilling part of Rightacres’ ongoing redevelopment of the previous Brains Brewery website at Central Quay.
Positioned alongside the River Taff within the coronary heart of Cardiff’s Metropolis Centre, the event regenerates the previous Brains Brewery website, offering high-quality build-to-rent residences while defending and retaining the Brewhouse, its iconic chimney and inherited cultural heritage. Having gained planning approval in June this yr, the proposals show the sympathetic and delicate strategy Rio has taken to develop the designs in concord with the masterplanner’s imaginative and prescient and retain these distinctive landmarks as a focus for town. The residential towers and their business plinth will reference the colors and textures of the Brewhouse supplies and praise the historic constructing.
The design brings a couple of distinctive alternative for the extension of the Metropolis Centre to the south of Central Station and is the newest of a number of Rio-designed schemes throughout the wider Central Quay masterplan to obtain planning approval. It’s also the primary of a collection of linked riverfront developments that present a much-needed connection between the Metropolis Centre and Cardiff Bay. It is going to create a brand new house of city inexperienced infrastructure alongside the japanese financial institution of the River Taff and supply the chance for a brand-new neighbourhood life-style throughout the coronary heart of town.
Chris Taylor, Senior Affiliate at Rio Architects, stated:
“I’m thrilled that planning approval has been granted for this thrilling and transformational growth within the coronary heart of my residence metropolis. The supply of those new buildings and the houses they are going to create is the following vital step within the making of a brand new riverfront neighbourhood at Central Quay. The event is underpinned by the creation of high-quality public areas based mostly on robust ideas of people-focused city design. I stay up for our persevering with involvement within the wider Central Quay masterplan and can take pleasure in watching the event progress.”
The advantages to town are quite a few. The in depth and imaginative design and new riverfront walkway with inexperienced infrastructure and linked cycle routes will ship important enhancements to the general public realm with enhancements to biodiversity, drainage and potential flooding impacts throughout the space. The character and setting of the long-lasting chimney and Brewhouse are enhanced and made accessible to most of the people as they’ve by no means been earlier than. With its connection to current rail, highway, foot, cycle and water infrastructure, the event helps reconnect town to Cardiff Bay and the River Taff and well-positioned to draw and retain additional funding into Cardiff, bringing alternatives for development.
