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Best Office Building (modern): Atradius, Cardiff Bay (hands down beats anything built since in terms of ambition)
Best Office Building (historic): Hodge House, St Mary Street (classic proportions)
Best high/mid-rise Resi: Alto Lusso (I like the shape - its instantly identifiable)
Best suburban/low Resi: The Crescent, Whitchurch - it sits nicely on the ridge overlooking the Taff without dominating
Best suburban high street: Merthyr Road, Whitchurch - the "Village" has a nice mix of shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes
Best city square: Hayes Island - a nice shady retreat from shopping
Best city shopping are: the Hayes - at least in summer
Best city shopping frontage: middle Queen Street, north side (Zara, River Island, Topshop etc), although recently spoiled a little by Wilkos
Best upcoming high rise development: Student Accom Charles/Bridge street - I like the massing, the active usage and the linking between two tallish clusters
Best upcoming office development: John Street, Callaghan Square - a high rise element which is now very unusual outside of London
Best development in progress: Central Square - a toss up with Capital Quarter where I admire ambition of JR Smart.
Best Office Building (historic): Hodge House, St Mary Street (classic proportions)
Best high/mid-rise Resi: Alto Lusso (I like the shape - its instantly identifiable)
Best suburban/low Resi: The Crescent, Whitchurch - it sits nicely on the ridge overlooking the Taff without dominating
Best suburban high street: Merthyr Road, Whitchurch - the "Village" has a nice mix of shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes
Best city square: Hayes Island - a nice shady retreat from shopping
Best city shopping are: the Hayes - at least in summer
Best city shopping frontage: middle Queen Street, north side (Zara, River Island, Topshop etc), although recently spoiled a little by Wilkos
Best upcoming high rise development: Student Accom Charles/Bridge street - I like the massing, the active usage and the linking between two tallish clusters
Best upcoming office development: John Street, Callaghan Square - a high rise element which is now very unusual outside of London
Best development in progress: Central Square - a toss up with Capital Quarter where I admire ambition of JR Smart.