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Some pictures of St Davids 2

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With all the grim reports coming out of the retail sector, Paul Guy and co must be shitting themselves right now. If high street stores are going to be looking to reduce the amount of square footage they're selling out of, and all high street stores already have a footprint in Cardiff, what the fuck are they going to do with all that space? Along with the Bayside flats (which have apparently suffered the biggest depreciation in value of any properties in the UK) this could go down as the prize turkey to end all prize turkeys.
 
and some other random shots from my roof init...

my new office, from next year, Callaghan Square

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I think some of those pictures are great, not grim at all. The British Railway building( i think it is) is a horrible monstrosity and should have been bulldozed years ago but I don't think the city looks worse than most others.
 
milly said:
I think some of those pictures are great, not grim at all. The British Railway building( i think it is) is a horrible monstrosity and should have been bulldozed years ago but I don't think the city looks worse than most others.
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I dunno, I just get the impression of a real hodge-podge of mundane architectural mis-shapes that shows up post-war planning in Cardiff for the bad joke it was. This is our capital city, and we've wasted every chance we've had to make it something special, integrated, and, well, pleasant.
I love Cardiff, but not for the architecture (apart from a few one-off tiumphs like the stadium, and the Milllennium Centre)
 
llantwit said:
I dunno, I just get the impression of a real hodge-podge of mundane architectural mis-shapes that shows up post-war planning in Cardiff for the bad joke it was. This is our capital city, and we've wasted every chance we've had to make it something special, integrated, and, well, pleasant.
I love Cardiff, but not for the architecture (apart from a few one-off tiumphs like the stadium, and the Milllennium Centre)
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I suppose I agree with you there mostly but we can console ourselves with some fantastic parks and one of the best civic centres in Europe...........something to be thankful for!
 
llantwit said:
I dunno, I just get the impression of a real hodge-podge of mundane architectural mis-shapes that shows up post-war planning in Cardiff for the bad joke it was. This is our capital city, and we've wasted every chance we've had to make it something special, integrated, and, well, pleasant.
I love Cardiff, but not for the architecture (apart from a few one-off tiumphs like the stadium, and the Milllennium Centre)
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Its a capital. So what usually happens is if a developer is willing to invest stupid money in a building and creating jobs no one is going to say no.

London is an even greater example of this. If it costs a bundle you can have whatever hideous design you want.
 
llantwit said:
I dunno, I just get the impression of a real hodge-podge of mundane architectural mis-shapes that shows up post-war planning in Cardiff for the bad joke it was. This is our capital city, and we've wasted every chance we've had to make it something special, integrated, and, well, pleasant.
I love Cardiff, but not for the architecture (apart from a few one-off tiumphs like the stadium, and the Milllennium Centre)
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nail.on.head.
 
B0B2oo9 said:
you just know all the large stores on Queen St will want to move into this, then we will end up with loads of pound shops and £5 a t-shirt shops up and down Queen st :(
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In a nutshell.

It's awful. I walked down past the King's cross and looked up at it today. It's really awful. No light, no proper consultation, no chance. :(

I wished they'd had a park there.

It just seems like 'jobs for the boys' (aka the construction industry) to me.

Btw they're pretty cool pix though. :)
 
My lodger is a scaffolder on the St David's 2 project and says that hardly any of the shops have been let out yet. Also, they are behind schedule but have been laying lots of people off what with the current economic situation.
 
milly said:
My lodger is a scaffolder on the St David's 2 project and says that hardly any of the shops have been let out yet. Also, they are behind schedule but have been laying lots of people off what with the current economic situation.
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I read that they'd let out half of the units so far. I'm not sure where all the shoppers will come from to keep all these now outlets afloat financially.
 
scheme scale model

HELP!

can someone please confirm and maybe even provide eveidence that i am not going mad.

i remember a news item on a large (HUGE) model of the St Davids2 development on an industrial estate hidden away.

i'm being called a nutter in the office as i can't find any links or prove it :hmm:

not going mad i hope and one of my colleagues reckons it was true as it was used to show retailers about

thanks
 
Cant help sorry, but was told the other day there are offering retailers the first 4 years rent free !!!!
 
heard about a 'Poundland' shop applying to go in a premises in Queen st today!

great :(

so it begins...:hmm:
 
ddraig said:
heard about a 'Poundland' shop applying to go in a premises in Queen st today!

great :(

so it begins...:hmm:
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The Poundland is going to be next door to Laura Ashley. About 30 yards up from the Spar on the corner. Wales's premier shopping high street - :D
 
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