Town Centre, Caerphilly

‘If Caerphilly town centre is to begin to function in a confident and organised manner, steps must be taken to provide the architectural equivalent of a sense of purpose or a focus to the town. The town, in fact, urgently requires a conceptual fortification of its own in order to stand confidently alongside the castle and within this to reconstruct a credible identity which is independent of, but complimentary with, its overbearing neighbour the castle’. From the ‘Caerphilly Town Centre Enhancement’ report by Camlins, several phases of public realm improvements followed, including the comprehensive refurbishment of Cardiff Road, the main shopping street, four new public squares and several artworks.

“I have been asked to congratulate you on the choice of Camlins. Everyone was very excited by the proposals and impressed by the breathtakingly radical approach adopted by the practice”

Campaign for a Better Caerphilly (formerly Town Plan Opposition Group)

Client

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Date

1993 to 2000

Team

Julie Westerman, artist / Simon Fenton Partnership, quantity surveyor / Arup, engineer / CCBC Engineering Services