BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House

For the former BBC Wales headquarters, see Broadcasting House, Cardiff.

BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House
Tŷ Darlledu Newydd BBC Cymru Wales
July 2019
Map of Cardiff, Wales showing the BBC Wales headquarters building location
Map of Cardiff, Wales showing the BBC Wales headquarters building location
New Broadcasting House
BBC Wales headquarters building location
General information
StatusOpen
TypeBroadcasting office and retail units
Architectural styleHigh-tech architecture
LocationCardiff city centre
AddressBBC Cymru Wales,
Central Square,
Cardiff
CF10 1FT
Town or cityCardiff
CountryWales
Coordinates51°28′36″N 3°10′46″W / 51.47667°N 3.17944°W / 51.47667; -3.17944
Current tenantsBBC Cymru Wales
S4C, Boots, Greggs, Tesco, Pret a Manger
Construction started7 December 2015[1]
Completed1 August 2019
OpenedOctober 2019[2]
Cost£120,000,000[3]
ClientBBC Cymru Wales
Height30 m (98 ft)
Technical details
Floor count5[4]
Floor area14,454 m2 (155,580 sq ft)[5]
Grounds26,000 m2 (280,000 sq ft)[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gerard Evenden[6]
Architecture firmFoster + Partners[7]
DeveloperRightacres Property[4]
EngineerArup[2]
Structural engineerArup[1]
Civil engineerAECOM[2]
Other designersID:SR Sheppard Robson (interior)[2]
Quantity surveyorCurrie & Brown[2]
Main contractorISG[1]
Awards and prizes
  • 2019 – RICS Awards, Winner, Innovation in Design
  • 2019 – Insider Property Awards, Wales – Development of the Year
  • 2019 – Constructing Excellence Awards, Wales, Winner, Building Project of the Year
  • 2020 – Best Fit Out of a Workplace (South West) by the British Council for Offices.[8]

BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House[9] (Welsh: Tŷ Darlledu Newydd BBC Cymru Wales), previously known as the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters building, is the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales in Central Square, Cardiff. It operates many of its broadcasting services (radio and TV) from there using IP-based studios.[10][11] It also serves as a base for S4C.[12]

The £120 million building replaced the BBC Cymru Wales Broadcasting House in Llandaff,[7] when 1,000 production and support staff began moving into the new facility in October 2019.[12] The building is officially located at 3 Central Square, but has also been referred to as BBC New Broadcasting House.[13]

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  4. ^ a b Chris Pyke (6 December 2016). "The new BBC HQ is already changing the cityscape of Cardiff". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC Wales staff start move to new Cardiff headquarters". BBC News. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. ^ Sion Barry (26 June 2015). "Plans revealed for one of Wales's most ambitious development projects at Central Square scheme in Cardiff". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "First images inside BBC Wales' new £120m headquarters in the centre of Cardiff". Wales Online. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ "BBC Wales named Best Fit Out of a Workplace at BCO Awards". newsfromwales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ^ "BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House Central Square Cardiff" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Central Square & BBC Wales Headquarters Building (Sept 14)". Design Commission for Wales. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ^ "BBC Wales' farewell to Llandaff after 54 years". BBC News. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "BBC Wales staff start move to new headquarters". 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. ^ "IP at the Core - Setting the Standards for Live IP Production - BBC R&D". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2020.