Karl wrote:I'm not sure I like the idea of City Rd building upwards. It's got a fairly uniform scalke at the moment and although there are some buildings that are in need of renovation and a few old car lots that could do with redeveloping it's coming along quite nicely. I think the existing tower is very incongruous particularly as it abuts the Tredegarville area which I think is a conservation area.
I agree. There is a danger of the southern end of City Road suffering the same sort of development as the southern end on Cathedral Road did some decades ago in what was probably the worst bit of architectural vandalism in Cardiff's history. The City Road buildings themselves aren't in the same league as the ones demolished in Cathedral Road but as Karl points out they abut a very fine cluster of buildings in Tredegerville and would cut across a very nice bohemian vibe that's developing in that part of town.
It will be intersting to see how Tredegerville develops if /when CAVC move out. I presume Cardiff Uni have their eye on the old Cardiff High / Bryntaf / Glan Hafren building on the Parade but the whole area could do with a general upgrade. There are some fantastic buildings dotted around that area - the original university science block, the Mansion House, the Catholic and former Unitarian churches as well as the High School building itself.