A prominent building on one of Swansea city centre's busiest streets has been given a complete makeover, and it looks almost unrecognisable.
Number 85 Kingsway, which is home to well-known Wetherspoons pub and restaurant The Potters Wheel, has been transformed with an inviting new look.
Coastal Housing has transformed the first and second floors of the building into offices, with the pub business remaining unaffected.
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There's a bio-diverse new look, with a "living green wall" incorporated onto several areas of the new design.
During the construction phase, Coastal Housing erected signage which read: 'More greenery is needed. The city centre's first green walls arrive here soon'.
It was a nod to 'More Poetry is Needed' which once was a popular piece of artwork on a large wall to the rear of the Quadrant Shopping Centre before it disappeared for good after the building it sat on was demolished as part of city centre regeneration plans.
Coastal Housing regeneration manager, Andrew Parry Jones said: "Swansea is an incredible city so we're delighted to have been able to update 85 Kingsway to better reflect that and fit with future aspirations. We're particularly pleased to have brought two living, green walls to the city centre as part of the work and we're delighted with how these look, even in winter. As well as the visual aesthetic they offer, the walls provide an important habitat for wildlife, help manage rainwater and absorb pollutants from nearby traffic.
"We're really keen to see the entire building come back into use and are currently considering a range of options. Given the overall regeneration plan for the city centre, this is likely to be for commercial or meanwhile regeneration uses. Examples of these sorts of uses include flexible, adaptable spaces that lends themselves to multiple uses and provide opportunities for starter businesses to grow."
It is not the only building along the Kingsway being transformed at the moment. Work is underway to create a new high-tech office where the old Oceana nightclub once stood.
The £33 million building, being constructed by Bouygues UK, will provide space for 600 jobs and is aimed at tech, digital and creative businesses. Known as 71/72 The Kingsway, it will link through to Oxford Street and feature top-class digital connectivity, a roof terrace, greenery and balconies overlooking the city centre.
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