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2. South Station & Callaghan Square has been developed at a slow pace, and is
the new office quarter south of the city centre. Although the back of Central
station is mainly derelict, it is still largely accessible. Here, the students were
asked to consider what could be done to this area in relation to zone 3,
Dumballs Road and Butetown. Emerging ideas concerned a south station
transport link interchange, a new commercial area with a riverside view and
even rethinking the connections throughout the station.
3. Dumballs Road & Butetown is subject to the City Development Framework
and is earmarked for a new ‘urban village’. The students were required to think
about how the two communities could be joined considering how they’d
interact and which new facilities could be installed to satisfy both. An East-
West link for cyclists and pedestrians has been planned and students were asked
to specifically look at how Mount Stuart Square could be revived and
connected.
4. Lloyd George Avenue, Atlantic Wharf and County Hall. The avenue is the
main link to the bay but is hardly used and at the south-eastern side there is a
huge vacuum behind the cultural and government buildings. The students were
asked to explore ways to improve connections and how to encourage habitation
of the area. They looked at: ways to make the bay-walk more pleasurable; how
to give the Avenue and Florish new dimensions and character; the routes of the
bendy-bus, considering the old railway and tram route, and again, how Mount
Stuart Square could be revived.
5. For the Welsh government-owned area Roath Basin, an ethical developer has
been appointed to produce a multi-use development which meets the standards
of sustainability in the docklands area. The draft plans exist, but the students
were encouraged to think about what temporary plans could be used, drawing
particularly it’s the mix of uses and forms e.g. waterfront development and
uses, a cruise ship terminal and/or BBC studios/offices, attempts to make a
lively dockside and the relationship between the barrage and larger docks.
6. The remediated land owned by Cardiff Council, Ferry Road Peninsula, is
where the new Sports Village has been promoted. The area has bisecting fast
roads and is a target for high-rise apartment developer. The sports village has
had limited success but this area has massive potential. The students were
required to question how this area could be exploited. Many ideas concerning a
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