St Mary’s House is an office building on the corner of Penarth Road and Trade Street, Cardiff, originally built by Rightacres Property Ltd in the early 2000s. Comprising 4 floors of office accommodation, a car park, and ancillary facilities, it was purpose-built for Arriva Trains Wales (later Transport for Wales). The entrance to St Mary’s … Continued
Parkgate Hotel was a real opportunity to do the things that matter to us. Rescuing unloved and empty buildings. Working with enthusiastic and committed clients. Contributing to our cities with high quality design. We were delighted then when Rightacres asked us in 2017 to design a new 4* hotel in Cardiff city centre. They wanted … Continued
Cardigan – A Rich History Cardigan Memorial Hospital in Ceredigion proposes the demolition of existing hospital buildings, but retention of the remaining parts of the Nash-designed Priory House- an unlisted heritage asset dating from 1792. We originally proposed 34 new one-bed dwellings for older people to take the place of the demolished buildings, alongside a … Continued
GFA has worked for Admiral Group for over 15 years, indeed we used to share an office block in Cardiff . We are experts in knowing what works for Admiral in terms of space-planning and fit out. However, our most recent projects have looked at how Admiral can respond to new agile working patterns that … Continued
Background The remote village of Llangynidr lies about 9 miles south-east of Brecon. The village has upper and lower parts, divided by the original drovers road; Cwm Crawnon. The river Usk flows past the north of the village and the Brecon & Abergavenny canal runs through its centre. Overall, this is a very picturesque part … Continued
Our longstanding client Audley Villages purchased a 20-acre site for a new care community in Scarcroft. The site, some 8 miles north of Leeds in Yorkshire, was once the home of N-Power’s headquarters. The Challenge Following acquisition of the site, Audley asked us to design a new Integrated Retirement Community (IRC) for them. This was … Continued
Set within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, the Sunningdale site is in the Greenbelt. It contains a Grade II listed mansion (Northcote House) within a Grade II Registered Park and Garden. Audley Villages commissioned Gaunt Francis Architects to prepare designs for a new care community to supplement Audley’s growing portfolio. Our proposals build … Continued
The benefactors of Ladywell Playtower baths built them in 1884 response to the Public Health Acts of 1848 and 1875. They were one of the first public swimming pools in the country. They attracted thousands of local people in their prime, but they closed following a serious fire in 2006 and had since fallen into … Continued
City Point is a Square Mile landmark. It was acquired by Beacon Capital Partners in 2007 but some of its origins as the home of BP remained, not least some outdated office space and a congested ground floor. We introduced modest but important interventions to the existing 118m2 reception area, to give greater transparency to … Continued
St. Philips Point is a triangular plan tall office building with a prow facing Cathedral Green. It is iconic in its location within Birmingham, but was in need of a new strategy in the face of local competition. A new transparency was needed and our work included new glazing and canopy to the entire entrance … Continued
