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The Senedd

Senedd (Welsh for Legislature, Parliament or Senate; pronounced /?s?n?e/) is the home of the National Assembly for Wales. It is situated on the waterfront in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom. The building lies adjacent to the Grade I listed Pierhead Building and Wales Millennium Centre, facing south west.

Contents

1 Construction

2 Neuadd

3 Oriel

4 Cwrt

5 Siambr

6 Committee rooms

7 Art

8 Popular culture

9 See also

10 References

11 External links

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Construction

Sketch of the Senedd by Richard Rogers Partnership

The building was designed by architect Richard Rogers, built by Taylor Woodrow Construction at a cost of ?67 million and was officially opened on 1 March 2006 by Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

The building has three floors, each serving a different purpose based on the architect's vision. Transparent at the public level, the debates take place below within the slate plinth. The building is distinctive in its wood and glass design and houses the debating chamber and committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales, and was designed to be as open and accessible as possible. According to Wales Tonight, the toilets are flushed with rainwater.

Neuadd

The Neuadd (/?n?iae/, "Hall") is the public space which welcomes visitors to the Senedd. This lower level houses the public reception and information area, and was conceived as an orientation and event area.

On entering the Neuadd, visitors see a large slate and glass reception desk below a simple canopy that aids acoustics in this area and maintains a micro-climate for reception staff. To the left of the reception desk a flight of steps lead to the Oriel.

Oriel

The Oriel (/?rj?l/, "Gallery") is an open, public space offering views of the Siambr at work, the committee rooms and a spectacular panorama of Cardiff Bay and surrounding buildings. Refreshments are available to members of the public in the Oriel caf. There is also space here for exhibitions, and events. The glass flooring, which surrounds the funnel, enables visitors to glimpse down into the Siambr two floors below.

Cwrt

The Cwrt (/?k?rt/, "Courtyard") is one of the few areas within the Senedd not open to the public. It is the area that leads to the Siambr and Committee Rooms, and where Assembly Members congregate before and after debates. It is an area on the ground floor surrounding the chamber and has been designed to be a milling area. The ground floor of the Senedd is accessible only to Assembly Members, officials and members of the press. Entry to the area is strictly controlled by a security gate and guards. The ground floor also has the Members' Tea Room, located next to one of the Siambr's entrances, and a Media Briefing Room. At least five security guards have been reprimanded for using the CCTV equipment for unauthorised use, including spying on private residential properties and a local hotel.[2]

This is a space where Assembly Members meet before and after debates. As elsewhere, walls are clad in fabric panels and the flooring is slate. Two double doors lead through the curved wall of the drum of the Siambr and into the Siambr itself.

Siambr

Upper part of the funnel

Siambr

The Siambr (/??ambr/, "Chamber"), entered from the Cwrt, is the large, circular debating chamber which lies at the heart of the building. It houses the full meeting of all 60 Assembly Members under a spectacular funnel which hangs from the roof. Below the funnel, the Siambr has a tiered floor. The timber desks are bespoke items of furniture, hand crafted from Welsh Oak and discreetly integrating appropriate technical equipment. The Siambr floor is timber and the walls at the lower level of the drum of the Siambr are clad in acoustic panels that facilitate its acoustic performance. Also, the panels are not fixed, and can therefore be moved to accommodate more of fewer members should the number of Members change.

In front of the Presiding Officer's desk is the mace. It was a gift from the government of New South Wales in 2006, and is hand crafted from gold, silver and brass, the 4ft (1.3m) mace has become the centrepiece of the new chamber.[3]

On the level above, accessed directly from the Neuadd, the public viewing gallery is situated around the outer edges of the Siambr, separated from the Siambr itself, for security reasons, by the lower glazed portion of the funnel. This gallery seats 128 people, including press, and there are 12 spaces for visitors who use wheelchairs. The seating is tiered to maintain views into the Siambr. This space has fabric acoustic panel walls, a carpeted floor and low-level lighting.

On either side of the Siambr two internal courtyards are formed by two deep slots cut into the plinth, which provide...(and so on)