BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House
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]
For the former BBC Wales headquarters, see Broadcasting House, Cardiff.BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House
Open
Broadcasting office and retail units
BBC Cymru Wales,
Central Square,
Cardiff
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Cardiff
BBC Cymru Wales
S4C, Boots, Greggs, Tesco, Pret a Manger
7 December 2015[1]
1 August 2019
October 2019[2]
£120,000,000[3]
30 m (98 ft)
5[4]
14,454 m2 (155,580 sq ft)[5]
26,000 m2 (280,000 sq ft)[3]
Gerard Evenden[6]
Rightacres Property[4]
ID:SR Sheppard Robson (interior)[2]
Currie & Brown[2]
- 2020 – Best Fit Out of a Workplace (South West) by the British Council for Offices.[8]
- 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
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]
