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Monday September 15th 2014 | freeword | Issue 1032
Pictured: Artist’s Impression of the new club with its glass ceiling
Union completes £3m development New nightclub named ‘Y Plas’ and two new nights announced
Georgia Hamer
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Plas, a brand new nightclub in Cardiff University Students’ Union, will open its doors for the first time following the completion of the £3.4m redevelopment of the second floor. The nightclub, previously known
as Solus, will be unveiled at the beginning of Fresher’s fortnight, and translates into English as ‘The Place’ The £3.4m cost of the project was covered by the University, following their £1.4m investment last year in the third and fourth floors.
Plans for the redevelopment stated that the project set out to modernise and diversify the use of each of these areas whilst resolving a series of maintenance issues. As it stood, the design of Solus, a 2200 capacity venue, was geared towards
that of a nightclub, making it suitable for a limited number of uses. As part of the refurbishment a glass roof has been installed in the nightclub to allow natural light in. It is hoped that this will enable the venue to be utilised during daytime hours
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