Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:55 pm
I quite like the design: its different and could become a bit of a landmark for the city/bay.
And I don't think the shading of the park is a bit issue. With the tower arranged as it is, with the highest element to the north east, the sun should start coming in to the southern part of the park fairly early: I imagine its only really the northern part of the park that has any real issues with overshadowing.
My main concern is car parking. This is not really a sustainable location from a public transport point of view. Yes, there are bus stops nearby but the train station is a bit of a walk (and Cardiff Bay train station is not that well connected to the wider network). A parking ratio of roughly 1 per 4 units would seem far too low: for such a location it should be more like 1:2 or 1:1.5.
At the same time there would be a loss of the current parking spaces. Where will people park for the Norwegian church? For all the restaurant and shop uses? Yes people can use public transport, or park in the Mermaid Quay or Pierhead Street car parks.. but intensification of the use of the bay, with a reduction in car parking spaces could lead to problems during busy summer weekends.