We renovated the Edwardian school building in Cardiff which has been Chapter’s home for the past forty years. At its relaunch First Minister Rhodri Morgan said: ‘If there is a better arts centre than Chapter anywhere in Europe, I would like to see it.’ The lightbox above the main entrance hosts changing art works.

RIBA award 2010

Chapter Arts In Use

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“Following its relaunch last autumn, it has aleady doubled its visitor numbers, and much of that is due to Ash Sakula’s friendly, incisive and appropriate design.”

“The detailing is good; the sense of enlarged space impressive. And while the visual identity of the building’s exterior has utterly changed, it feels evolutionary, not seismic.”
Read the full Architects’ Journal article here