Goldbeck UK has been appointed to build a new, smaller County Hall for Cardiff Council.

The project is part of the Welsh capital’s Atlantic Wharf urban regeneration scheme, which will transform the southern Butetown old docks district on Cardiff Bay into a vibrant cultural hub for the city.

Goldbeck has entered into a pre-contract service agreement (PCSA) with the local authority to fix the design and cost before entering a development agreement later this summer.

Atlantic Wharf extends over around 30 acres and will deliver a mixed-use development, incorporating restaurants and bars, leisure, office, residential, hotel and cultural uses adjacent to a new 15,000-capacity indoor arena.

The Cardiff development represents Goldbeck UK’s largest project in the country to date.

Craig Davies, managing director Goldbeck UK, said: “The new County Hall to be built by Goldbeck UK for Cardiff Council at Atlantic Wharf will use our industry leading construction model to deliver an operationally zero carbon building.

“The new office space will provide a modern working environment more closely tailored to the council’s needs and have significantly lower operating costs to the current building it replaces.

“Because we manage all aspects of the project from architectural design to the manufacture of materials and assembly on-site, we ensure tight cost control, which is a top priority for Cardiff Council and vital to the success of the Atlantic Wharf area redevelopment as a future working and cultural hub for the city.”

The new Cardiff County Hall will cover 100,000sq ft, a reduction on the 277,000sq ft current office building, providing more public ‘green space’ and development opportunities around the location.

The building will also include shared spaces available for the community to use for meetings and events and studio and production space for the Wales Millennium Centre, a facility for training and developing Welsh talent in the performing arts.