Livin Student Housing Cardiff, Welsh Accommodation Development, Architecture, Studio Homes Project
Livin Student Housing in Cardiff
University Apartment Development Wales, UK – design by Holder Mathias Architects
27 Mar 2018
Livin Student Housing
Architects: Holder Mathias
Location: 21-27 City Road, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Holder Mathias completes ?Livin? student residential scheme in Cardiff city centre

Photos: David Gallimore
Holder Mathias has completed work on a 136 student ?studio? bedroom development called ?Livin? at 21-27 City Road in the centre of Cardiff. In support of the regeneration of this important student area, the Livin scheme has been designed as a simple, yet eye-catching addition to the diverse and eclectic mix of properties that characterise City Road. The result is a building with a well-proportioned composition and a striking frontage, comprising porthole windows and a finely profiled metal sheet cladding that together provide a rhythmic rigour and a richly textured finish.
Conceived to express the typological nature of student residential accommodation, this architectural design is combined with a palette of materials that promote a positive visual dialogue with the other buildings on City Road, enriching the streetscape.
To fulfil the site?s maximum development potential, Holder Mathias considered it as three sections, with floor plans, sections and elevations disposed and configurated to be responsive to the site?s unique geometry. Existing ...