If the plans are approved at the Curran Embankment, the site could provide up to 6,684 square feet of space, with the shipping containers stacked up to three storeys high. The plans were submitted by Childs Sulzmann Architects on behalf of Meanwhile Creative, which already owns a two-storey 1950s brick office building on the same site.

 

The application’s design and access statement reads: "The proposal is for a total of three stories of shipping containers-ground, first and second with externally walkways and stairs, and shared communal terraces.

 

"The ground floor units and two first floor units have already been installed and this application therefore seeks to obtain retrospective planning for these containers as well as consent for the first and second floors.

 

"The image shows the site as it currently exists, with the ground floor shipping containers in place and the main Meanwhile Creative building behind. The shipping containers are intended to be operated in conjunction with the main building, sharing facilities as necessary. "

 

Source: Insider Media Wales

 

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