Appropriate community partner(s) forming a community-based
not-for-profit organisation in order to be eligible for Community
Cathedral School’s (client)
BRIEF
Developing the site to further their
agenda of performing arts, to better
support their teaching programme
and to make performances more
appealing and accessible to the
wider audience.
DESCRIPTION
Designing a place for the elderly
and the young to engage, as well as
the interaction with music groups
and societies, allowing for an
exchange of talent and tradition and
HOW WE’VE attracting potential visitors all across
Cardiff.
MET IT
Introduction of new volumes on top
of Gate Towers and South Tower,
displaying the programme to the
community.
Integrating children safely within
the public area is a priority - a well
thought design providing a safe
private zone for students.
Potential construction risks ensuring
RISKS the preservation of the historical
heritage.
Designing for de-construction -
constructed and deconstructed on
site without disturbing the ruins.
The modular spaces shrink and
grow to meet the clients’ demands
SUSTAINABILITY and financial circumstance.
COUNCIL’S BRIEF STAKEHOLDERS Asset Transfer.
The scheme must support The stakeholder helps inform a
and enhance the community and programme, either to compliment,
its surroundings. or as an adjunct to the school.
The impact that this has on traffic Help access additional funding Dog
and parking within the historic streams or generate an income to Walking
setting should be considered. allow the building to be financially
independent. Lunch Cathedral
Any new design/intervention should
Eaters Visitors
be of the highest quality, regardless
the scale.
Choir Local
Audience Historians
Proposing a new place for the The Cathedral Choral Society and PUBLIC
long-lasting music community to the Rock Choir are the proposed
gather in its direct sphere of main stakeholders, becoming the
influence - the heart of the historical bodies directly benefitting from our
area in Llandaff. proposition - the need of public
practice and performance spaces
Making the site more accessible where all music communities can
and providing a bike parking. gather together.
Sustainability and high-quality Spaces can be rented and STAKEHOLDERS
materials are considered. performances with entry fee can be
held, thus, generating income to
allow financial independence.
The capacity of the parking lot and Ensuring that the spaces will offer
the new bike parking if the site something new from what already
becomes too public - The need to exists so that the potential
enhance pedestrian access is a stakeholders will be willing to invest.
priority . PRIVATE
Rock Royal Welsh
Choir College
Cathedral Gabalfa
Choir Community
Society Choir
Ensuring the preservation of the The modular spaces shrink and
hisotorical heritage and keeping grow to meet the stakeholders’
the existing trees on site. demands and financial
circumstance.
Incorporating passive Haus
techniques into our design.
Efficiency of both space and
Rehersal Performance
material.