Bristol clears Cargo Work plans

Bristol City Council has approved plans for the redevelopment of a derelict warehouse site at Wapping Wharf.The Cargo Work development will be made from 90 old shipping containers within the stone walls of a former warehouse, creating Wapping Wharf’s first office space.With an atrium, five storeys and decking on a number of levels, including the roof, there will be space for 250 desks. It follows on from the previous Cargo development at Wapping Wharf, which is a collection of independent restaurants, food, leisure and retail outlets also housed in converted shipping containers.At Cargo Work, developer Umberslade hopes to replicate the ambience that has emerged among the independent businesses within Cargo and the wider Wapping Wharf quarter.Under the plans, drawn up by Alec French Architects, the walls of the disused JS Fry warehouse – formerly part of the old Bristol Gaol – will be restored and new workspace will be built inside. This will mark the return of this site to commercial use, as the warehouse, on the corner of Wapping Road and Cumberland Road, near the Louisiana Pub, has stood empty for many years.