Gardens · South Wales
House of the Future, Cardiff
In or near St Fagans.
House of the Future, Cardiff — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Alan Hughes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Fairwater · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the House of the Future in Cardiff, the nearest railway station is Fairwater, located 2.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CF5 6XB. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
House of the Future, Cardiff is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Penrhiw Chapel is a Grade 2 listed building that reflects the Unitarian faith's values of simplicity and tolerance. Originally built in 1777, it has served various roles, including a place of worship and a school, and features unique pews maintained by individual families.
From the Wikipedia article
The House for the Future, sometimes called House of the Future and more recently renamed Ty Gwyrdd (Welsh for 'Green House'), is a modern house located in the St Fagans National History Museum on the western edge of Cardiff, Wales. Completed in 2000, it was originally a showcase of the latest green building technologies, but was later transformed into an education centre. It was described by architectural writer Owen Hatherley as "a rather ambitiuous gesture for a place devoted to reconstructing the past".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The House for the Future project was a joint venture between the National Museum of Wales, BBC Wales and Redrow Homes with support from Malcolm Parry, head of the Welsh School of Architecture. An architectural competition was launched to design an adaptable, eco-home, which received 321 expressions of interest. These were reduced to a shortlist of six finalists, from which the winner was announced in July 1999 as London firm Jestico & Whiles. It went on to win several design awards, including the National Homebuilder Design Award (2001) and the Welsh Housing Design award (2002). Redrow meanwhile were criticised for building houses only 10 minutes away that were the antithesis of the St…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4868, -3.2717
- District
- Cardiff
- Parish
- St. Fagans
- Postcode
- CF5 6XB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cardiff West
- Established
- 2000
- Nearest railway station
- Fairwater — 2.7 km
- Official site
- museum.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q24182474 (CC0)
- wikipedia: House for the Future, Cardiff (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is House of the Future, Cardiff?
- House of the Future, Cardiff is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF5 6XB), in the parish of St. Fagans.
- What is House of the Future, Cardiff?
- House of the Future, Cardiff — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to House of the Future, Cardiff?
- The nearest railway station is Fairwater, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF5 6XB.
- When was House of the Future, Cardiff built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- How do I get to House of the Future, Cardiff?
- The nearest railway station is Fairwater, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF5 6XB.