Maria Alden

BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology


The Waterside

A Multi-use, family friendly building to be set in the heart of Cardiff Bay. A place for local residents to relax and soak up the atmosphere, indulging in some posh nosh at the roof top restaurant or perusing some local art work before catching a show.

This project incorporates a wide variety of different uses throughout its foot print, creating a fun, and relaxed family atmosphere.

The building has been inspired by the architect Shigeru Ban, a pioneer in his field of using locally sourced materials and in particular cardboard. A real effort has been made to create a high tech building utilising a cardboard structure. Wanting to keep the envelope of the building in natural tones, colour has been injected into the spaces with translucent, coloured glazing.

Other Exhibitors:

Jaidon Venner

Jaidon Venner

Hi, my name is Jaidon Venner. I have been studying Architectural Design & Technology (BSc Hons) for the last 3 years at Cardiff Metropolitan University. I have really enjoyed my studies at university, especially while digitally working on programs such as Revit...

Maddison Isobelle Pearce

Maddison Isobelle Pearce

My name is Maddi, and I am a BSc Architectural Design and Technology student. This is my ADZ6888 summer show submission “The Boardwalk Hotel”. It is a four star business hotel proposed for a site in Cardiff Bay around the marina. The hotel is a Seven story tower and...

Tom Rees

Tom Rees

Returning to education to study Architectural Technology has been an ambition that I am pleased to have pursued. This project displays a culmination of what I have learnt over my time studying the subject and I hope that it demonstrates my passion and dedication...

Hashan Paranathala

Hashan Paranathala

My name is Hashan, I am a third-year student at Cardiff Metropolitan University studying Architectural Technology. In this project I am a Chartered architectural technologist as well as the Designer/Marketing and I.T. Manager for Iktinus UK. In this project leisure...

Mia Wild

Mia Wild

Howdy! My name is Mia Wild, I am a 3rd year international Architectural Design and Technology student from Buffalo, New York, USA. Displayed is my final year Cardiff Bay Hotel Project which features realistic rendered images, construction drawings and compliances with...

Ross O’Leary

Ross O’Leary

Hi, my name is Ross. I am an Architectural Design & Technology student. This is my hotel Omni project. The brief for the project was to design a ten-storey, four-star hotel, able to accommodate between 100 and 300 guests ,on an open site located in Cardiff Bay....