Craft in the Bay
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Located on the “Flourish” at the south end of Lloyd George Avenue
, the Craft in the Bay Gallery consists of the award winning refurbished “D” Shed, a grade II listed maritime warehouse together with a modern extension. The gallery is opposite the Wales Millennium Centre
and close to the Welsh Assembly Building
.
The "D" Shed is a cast-iron
framed structure with cruciform columns, a roof structure and a variety of similarly unique features. The structure is five 20 foot bays long and two 20 foot bays wide. It was erected as a transit warehouse and appeared on the first edition Ordnance Survey
map from surveys carried out in the 1880s. Originally sited alongside Bute East Dock Basin it was also served by rail. The “D Shed” is one of the last remaining mid-nineteenth century buildings in Cardiff Bay
and has a grade II listing.
With the introduction of steel rolling process, after 1855 the use of cast iron as a building material
slowly began to fall into decline.
Of particular interest in the "D" Shed are the wholly cast cruciform columns and the manner in which the eaves beams have been constructed out of simple available sections riveted together to provide the strength required. Also of interest is the roof truss
design including the bent bottom member and cast iron stays.
The listed building is currently used as an exhibition and craft retail area by The Makers Guild in Wales, a charitable arts organisation; it is sheer-glazed on two sides to provide views into the exhibition space. The extension was designed as a contrasting element and accommodates demonstration studios, meeting space, office and a café with a dramatic pointed roof projecting over an outside seating space.
Lloyd George Avenue
Lloyd George Avenue is an avenue in Cardiff, Wales. Roughly one mile long, the road links the Inner Harbour of Cardiff Bay to Cardiff city centre and forms part of the A470 road. It runs parallel to Bute Street and the Butetown Branch Line...
, the Craft in the Bay Gallery consists of the award winning refurbished “D” Shed, a grade II listed maritime warehouse together with a modern extension. The gallery is opposite the Wales Millennium Centre
Wales Millennium Centre
Wales Millennium Centre is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert...
and close to the Welsh Assembly Building
Senedd
The Senedd , also known as the National Assembly building, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006 and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7M in...
.
The "D" Shed is a cast-iron
Cast iron
Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...
framed structure with cruciform columns, a roof structure and a variety of similarly unique features. The structure is five 20 foot bays long and two 20 foot bays wide. It was erected as a transit warehouse and appeared on the first edition Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
map from surveys carried out in the 1880s. Originally sited alongside Bute East Dock Basin it was also served by rail. The “D Shed” is one of the last remaining mid-nineteenth century buildings in Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom. The Bay is supplied by two rivers to form a freshwater lake round the...
and has a grade II listing.
With the introduction of steel rolling process, after 1855 the use of cast iron as a building material
Building material
Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, sand, wood and rocks, even twigs and leaves have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more...
slowly began to fall into decline.
Of particular interest in the "D" Shed are the wholly cast cruciform columns and the manner in which the eaves beams have been constructed out of simple available sections riveted together to provide the strength required. Also of interest is the roof truss
Truss
In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in...
design including the bent bottom member and cast iron stays.
The listed building is currently used as an exhibition and craft retail area by The Makers Guild in Wales, a charitable arts organisation; it is sheer-glazed on two sides to provide views into the exhibition space. The extension was designed as a contrasting element and accommodates demonstration studios, meeting space, office and a café with a dramatic pointed roof projecting over an outside seating space.