User:Llemiles/Tŷ William Morgan

Coordinates: 51°28′35″N 3°10′48″W / 51.476268°N 3.179891°W / 51.476268; -3.179891
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William Morgan House
Tŷ William Morgan
Map of Cardiff, Wales showing the location of Tŷ William Morgan
Map of Cardiff, Wales showing the location of Tŷ William Morgan
Tŷ William Morgan
The location of Tŷ William Morgan
General information
StatusOpen
TypeTax office
Architectural styleHigh-tech architecture
LocationCardiff city centre
Address3 Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FP
Town or cityCardiff
CountryWales
Coordinates51°28′35″N 3°10′48″W / 51.476268°N 3.179891°W / 51.476268; -3.179891
Current tenantsBBC Cymru Wales
S4C
Mixed retail
Construction started7 December 2015 [1]
Completed1 August 2019
OpenedOctober 2019[2]
Cost£100,000,000[2]
ClientBBC Cymru Wales
OwnerRightacres Property Company Ltd[2]
LandlordRightacres[2]
Technical details
Floor count5[3]
Floor area14,454 m2 (155,580 sq ft)[4]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gerard Evenden[5]
Architecture firmFoster + Partners[6]
DeveloperRightacres Property[3]
EngineerArup[2]
Structural engineerArup[1]
Civil engineerAECOM[2]
Other designersID:SR Sheppard Robson (interior)[2]
Quantity surveyorCurrie & Brown[2]
Main contractorISG UK Construction West[1]
Website
centralsquarecardiff.co.uk

Tŷ William Morgan (English: William Morgan House) is the Welsh regional centre for HM Revenue and Customs, located in Central Square, Cardiff. The building also serves as a UK Government hub, housing staff from a "number of UK Government departments" in Wales and will also have capacity to host "full UK Cabinet meetings".[7]

Design and construction[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ISG named as main contractor for BBC Wales new headquarters at Central Square scheme in the centre of Cardiff". Wales Online. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Wilson, Rob. "BBC Wales moves into Sheppard Robson-designed broadcast facility". Architects Journal.
  3. ^ a b Chris Pyke (6 December 2016). "The new BBC HQ is already changing the cityscape of Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ "BBC Wales staff start move to new Cardiff headquarters". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ Sion Barry (26 June 2015). "Plans revealed for one of Wales's most ambitious development projects at Central Square scheme in Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Welsh Secretary accepts keys to new UK Government hub in Cardiff". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

External links[edit]


Category:HM Revenue and Customs Category:Taxation in Wales Category:Buildings and structures in Cardiff Category:UK Government Category:Office buildings in Cardiff Category:Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom Category:Gensler buildings

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