Tyndall Street, Cardiff

Tyndall Street, Cardiff is a residential development by IM Properties, consisting of 307 apartments with a mixture of one bed, two bed and studio apartments. A residents’ clubhouse at roof level overlooking the bay will be the main feature of the building’s roofscape.

It will play a central role in creating a local focal point within Cardiff’s Capital Quarter Development as a whole; delivering high quality accommodation for the private rented sector in the heart of he city centre with views across the city and the water front.

Working with precast concrete allowed us to begin with a simple form. We then introduced recessed areas into the central block of the building to break up the massing, but also to provide a recognisable entrance into the building

The quartz grey curtain walling is set back 140mm from the building’s façade to provide further relief and give the façade some depth.

The amenity space at the top of the building will be clad in off white acid etched precast concrete. With elements of the façade on the main build extending up and over on the southern edge to form a sheltered seating area.

The form of the building is broken up into 3 elements in order to break up the massing of the building but also to provide relief to the building’s façade. The central portion is recessed to the front and rear of the building and will be formed from darker charcoal grey precast concrete panels.