71/72 Kingsway

120,000 sq ft of new-build workspace, meeting/conferencing spaces, and public uses.

71/72 Kingsway, previously title “The Digital Village” is one of 11 projects forming Swansea’s £1.3BN City Deal. 00 have recently received planning for the first phase which will deliver 120,000sqft of affordable workspace, which will play a pivotal role in the wider strategic goals of the City Centre regeneration for a vibrant enterprise cluster. Stage 1 of the project developed the brief and detailed feasibility study which secured support from The Leadership, Members, and Officers of Swansea Council, and funding approval from the Welsh Government and City Deal Steering Group. Stage 2 of the scheme design has recently received planning approval. The design is projected to achieved BREEAM Excellent and be an industry exemplar project delivered by the Public Sector.

Alongside delivering award-winning architecture, Architecture00 have specific expertise in brief development for multi-tenanted workspace projects, from collaborative environments to supporting innovation campuses. We sit on various public sector frameworks providing special assistance on these matters and critically reviewing emerging proposals. This gives us deep insight into key issues and “best” and “next” practice solutions. Through working closely with the client, and engaging a wide stakeholder group Architecture00 were able to bring greater clarity and confidence to the project, as well as a compelling design that fundamentally understood these aspirations. This incorporates not just appropriate technical innovations enabled by leading WSP’s multi-disciplinary engineering team, e.g. MEP systems that enable high-degree of flexibility over time, but also innovation in how the building can ultimately be effectively used and operated with low costs e.g. understanding management and security whilst maintaining public accessibility.

00 are also working with Swansea City Council on the refurbishment of an adjacent vacant building. See Barclays Building for more information.

Architecture 00
WSP
Urbanists
Cushman & Wakefield
Gleeds

Location: Swansea, Wales
Client: Swansea City Council
Programme: Stage 1 - 2018-2019 (Complete) Stage 2 - 2019-2021 (Ongoing)
Floor area: 12000sqm
BREEAM: Excellent (projected)