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| William Morgan House | |
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Tŷ William Morgan | |
  Tŷ William Morgan The location of Tŷ William Morgan | |
| General information | |
| Status | Open |
| Type | Tax office |
| Architectural style | High-tech architecture |
| Location | Cardiff city centre |
| Address | 3 Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FP |
| Town or city | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°28′35″N 3°10′48″W / 51.476268°N 3.179891°W |
| Current tenants | BBC Cymru Wales S4C Mixed retail |
| Construction started | 7 December 2015 [1] |
| Completed | 1 August 2019 |
| Opened | October 2019[2] |
| Cost | £100,000,000[2] |
| Client | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Owner | Rightacres Property Company Ltd[2] |
| Landlord | Rightacres[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5[3] |
| Floor area | 14,454 m2 (155,580 sq ft)[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gerard Evenden[5] |
| Architecture firm | Foster + Partners[6] |
| Developer | Rightacres Property[3] |
| Engineer | Arup[2] |
| Structural engineer | Arup[1] |
| Civil engineer | AECOM[2] |
| Other designers | ID:SR Sheppard Robson (interior)[2] |
| Quantity surveyor | Currie & Brown[2] |
| Main contractor | ISG UK Construction West[1] |
| Website | |
| centralsquarecardiff | |
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]
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wilson, Rob. "BBC Wales moves into Sheppard Robson-designed broadcast facility". Architects Journal.
- ^ a b Chris Pyke (6 December 2016). "The new BBC HQ is already changing the cityscape of Cardiff". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "BBC Wales staff start move to new Cardiff headquarters". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BBCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Welsh Secretary accepts keys to new UK Government hub in Cardiff". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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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