Herbert Street - student accommodation

Cardiff skyline is building up nicely. So excited for the next few years.

Really hoping we get the very substantial John St development in the middle of this view...

This image shows the relative height to other towers in the city

Cardiff Stadium by Kevin Arscott, on Flickr

20180223_102406 by Cardiff123 Cardiff123, on Flickr

External cladding now appearing on this, not what i expected. From the render it appears to be some kind of white stone exterior, but in reality it is a plastic (though decent quality from a quick glance from the bus) grey covering. You can make out the bottom sections in Pauls pic:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8761770@N ... ateposted/

Had a closer look at this today. The cladding is actually decent, and complements the black brickwork. Was initially concerned with the colour but it’s more of a grey-beige than plain grey. Hopefully it’ll look half decent!

Had a look on Paul's pictures, looks ok doesn't it? I need to go and have a look in July when I'm home next.

It'll be interesting to see when most of it's clad how it looks overall and whether at 25 floors it will seem a bit bland or not. It's going to be quite subjective I think, and so very different to the Watkins Jones one at Bridge street that's very colourful.