The street hugging "L" plan formation extends the urban grid north into industrial lands isolating the south side from city centre. In scale the design conforms to the dominant tenement form breaking only for a signature copper and glass cantilever over Victoria Rd, distinguishing the prime corner plot and throughfare in a visually satisfying manner. Courtyard parking is decked over to accommodate a communal area, elevated studio apartments comprise the ground floor with a prominent entrance at the road junction. Joins Capitol Park in Forrestgate's portfolio.
New build offices and flats for the elderly split across two blocks joined by a glazed atrium, proportioned to sit alongside neighbouring tenements with dutch style gables.
Materials - Stone, glass, copper standing seam roof and metal balustrades
Height - 6 floors
Total flats - 107
Cost - £15 million
Location - Park Circus Lane/Park Quadrant
Status - Approved
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Completion date -
Park Quadrant works to Charles Wilson's original massing but does not attempt to recreate his classical detailing, which would inevitably lack authenticity. Instead reference is paid to the Park Circus estate by a contemporary elaboration of flowing bay windows and quality materials pallette, 115 underground parking spaces are provided beneath communal gardens to the rear. Park Quadrant is joined by RMJM's Park House redevelopment. Previous design (right) by Curious Group.
Opinion
Following a mere 150yr hiatus Charles Wilson's 1850 Park Circus masterplan is set to finally see completion with a sweeping crescent of flowing bay windows. It is heartening that the designers haven't succumbed to slavishly imitatating neighbouring properties in fake pastiche but have rather opted for a contemporary reworking of the tenement form within a rich sandstone and copper pallette, successfully creating a 21st century tenement whilst retaining distinctive glaswegian character.
Materials - Natural limestone, timber, glass and aluminium
Height - 6 floors
Total homes - 51
Cost - £5 million
Location - 10 Park Circus Place
Status - U/C
Start date - Spring 2006
Completion date -
Enjoying an elevated position at the entrance to Park Circus, Park House incorporates the grade B listed tower of the former Park Church within a refurbishment of the previous 1960's office block, now given a new lease of life as apartments. Penthouse suites will enjoy a spectacular rooftop terrace and panoramic views, exterior courtyards will be hard landscaped concealing underground parking. The development joins the proposed completion of Park Terrace.
Opinion
By working with a typically disastrous 1960's intervention RMJM have been liberated from conservation shackles to produce a more contemporary design than would otherwise have been possible whilst remaining environmentally sound, though this brings design limitations of its own.
Materials - Red and buff facing brick Previously Curtain wall glazing, reconstituted stone and brick
Total flats - 54
Cost - £3 million
Location - 80-90 Firhill Road
Status - Withdrawn
Start date -
Completion date -
Five floors of residential and 2,520sq/m office space above three levels of decked parking peplace a previous scheme fronting a new stand.
Opinion
Five previous attempts to enlarge the stands have been blocked on noise grounds, losing 1,000 family seats for the club in the process. Unsurprisingly Partick Thistle have given up, successfully pleasing nobody as the NIMBY'S suffer new neighbours anyway, the city gets an inferior scheme and Thistle's growth is constrained.
Materials - Rendered concrete block cavity walling, flat metal roof
Total flats - 100
Cost - £1.4 million
Location - Melbourne Street
Status - Approved
Start date - Dec 2006
Completion date - 2008
Significant regeneration of the Gallowgate area centres around Collegelands, Bellgrove and a showpiece housing association scheme here at Melbourne St. A scheme split into four quadrants around a large communal central square each plot designed by a different architect.
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Low-rise Residential Developments
