RSHP
Architectural practice
London, United Kingdom
RSHP is an international architectural practice founded as the Richard Rogers Partnership. Its Senedd project uses Welsh slate for the plinth, walls and public terraces beneath a broad timber roof.
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Discipline
- Architecture
- Material
- Slate
- Services
- Stone facades | Stone steps | Stone walkways
- Website
- rshp.com
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Senedd — slate entrance wall
Rough-faced Welsh slate clads the entrance wall beneath a sweeping timber canopy. Its disciplines include Architecture.
Architectural design by RSHP.
2006 | Cardiff, Wales
5,308 m² gross floor area
Source & credits
Architectural design: Richard Rogers Partnership, now RSHP. Structural engineering: Arup. Landscape architecture: Gillespies. Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Construction. Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Project team — RSHP
More work
- Senedd — waterfront overviewWelsh slate walls, steps and terraces connect the glazed parliament building to its waterfront setting. Its disciplines include Architecture. Related services include Stone facades and Stone walkways. By RSHP.
2006 | Cardiff, Wales
5,308 m² gross floor area
Architectural design: Richard Rogers Partnership, now RSHP. Structural engineering: Arup. Landscape architecture: Gillespies. Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Construction. Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament.
Source & credits
Practice history | Senedd and project team | Welsh slate and opening date | London studio
An independent reference profile. Directory information
Senedd — slate entrance wall
Architectural design: Richard Rogers Partnership, now RSHP. Structural engineering: Arup. Landscape architecture: Gillespies. Contractor: Taylor Woodrow Construction. Photograph: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Project team — RSHP