Castle Square, Swansea
Construction is well underway at Castle Square, with completion on target for 2027. ACME are working alongside contractors Knights Brown on behalf of Swansea Council.
The space was originally created as a garden after WW2, before its more recent incarnation as a harder urban square. We have preserved its civic function, but made it greener and more diverse in its functionality, with spaces to play, dwell, and perform.
It will provide a welcoming green link in Swansea’s broader green open space strategy.
The natural level difference of 7m across the site has allowed for the creation of a sunken café and a natural auditorium, with a new water fountain as a central focus.
"ACME is thrilled that the vision for a greener square in the heart of Swansea is starting to take shape. The works now in progress will increase tree coverage, bring more green planting and more room to relax and enjoy performances. A new water feature will occupy the centre of the space, inviting play and interaction, set into colourful paving inspired by paintings by Dylan Thomas's artist friends. Two pavilions will be built into the landscape, with local Welsh materials and references to Swansea's copper smelting history."
Friedrich Ludewig, Founding Director - ACME
Read more about the project here.
Project Details +
Project Details
Location: Swansea, Wales UK
Client: Swansea Council
Date: 2019 - ongoing
Status: Planning
Size: 6,900 sqm (6,500 sqm public realm, 400 sqm pavilion/F&B)
Credits +
Credits
ACME: Mark Broom, Amanda Callaghan, Alex Chan, Igor Gola, Andre Hoelzle, Lizy Huyghe, Friedrich Ludewig, Glenn Moorley, Lucy Moroney, Kacper Pach, Marta De la Morena Papiani, Ana Rodriguez
CONSULTANTS
Spider Project Management
Civic Engineers
Savills
Atelier Ten
The Fire Surgery
Spacehub
The Fountain Workshop
