Mundo Architecture

Remote working! Had a great day at a coworking space in Hereford for a day this week. How happy was I to find this facility hosted by Sensory and Rye, that included a quiet room for a meeting I had to attend plus easy access to food and drink from their restaurant on the ground floor. It was a productive and enjoyable day. Yes for flexible working.

So glad to see the flooring looking so good, and in turn the hall. Well done to our valiant self build clients who are now finishing the interiors.

Thank you to our 6th Form Student from Hereford Sixth Form College who spent three days with us this week- researching materials and preparing mood boards for three very different projects. Great to have her input and dedication to the task. We enjoyed ordering materials on Material Bank and then opening the box 2 days later, what a service!

25 years practicing Architecture and Interior Design in Wales-
2 Competitions. We enjoyed working on two very different competitions- the first was an international competition set in Co. Cork Ireland, for the the proposed Martin Valley Sculpture Park. The competition brief was for the design of an Artist’s Residence, with public gallery and Workshop. The design focused on a layout of a flowing building that stepped down towards the River Martin, like a tributary, (see drawings). Great collaboration with Buro Happold, (when they were based at Cathedral Road in Cardiff), and Rigby Thorpe Quantity Surveyors. Both helped with the design of the triangular prefabricated roof sections. The Second was an invited competition for new headquarters for the Brecknock Wildlife Trust in Brecon at a site adjacent to Teatr Brycheiniog, between the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal and the playing fields. As well as offices for the Trust, the brief included a Visitor area and a workshop. Our proposal included a public path that cut across the site between the two proposed buildings, creating a new thoroughfare to link the Canal towpath to the playing fields.

Mundo architecture have been practicing in Wales for 25 years this April! We have been fortunate to frequently work on beautiful sites set in the landscape, often working with existing buildings, and some new build. This project sited at the heads of a spectacular valley near Llanwrtyd Wells, was an extension to an existing farmhouse. It started as a refurbishment to the oldest part of the house but the fabric of the walls had to be rebuilt. The accommodation provides a kitchen and dining space, loft bedroom and en-suite, and wet & dry rooms within a contemporary entrance hall. Photos: Dr Sue Barr