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Goodman extend Central Quay land bank

Goodman extend Central Quay land bank

September 9 2011

Property group Goodman have purchased the landmark Bilsaland Bakery building in Glasgow as they progress plans to build 500,000sq/ft of grade A office space on a nine acre city centre site.

Keppie Design have been tasked with moving away from the business park aesthetic of a prior Auckett Fitzroy Robinson scheme in order to better engage the street with a more urban solution.

Speaking to Urban Realm last year Keppie director Richard MacDonald said: “The (previous) scheme was centred on a platform a couple of metres above street level with an undercroft car park engineered below - but to cut costs we’ve created a halfway house where there are certain open areas within the deck.”

Construction is unlikely to commence in the absence of a pre-let.

A landscaped podium hides undercroft parking - partially exposed to reduce the need for mechanical ventilation

In a sign of confidence Goodman have decided to incorporate Bilsland Bakery into their plans

9 Comments

#1 Posted by Barry on 10 Sep 2011 at 18:45 PM

Urban Realm says: "Keppie Design have been tasked with moving away from the business park aesthetic..."

lol. Really?

I think these buildings are frankly a disgrace for a premium site in Glasgow. No ambition whatsoever.

#2 Posted by JR on 12 Sep 2011 at 13:51 PM

Looks like son of 'Maxim' at Eurocentral....!
That was a success! ...NOT!

Same guy from Auckett, now at Keppie, who was behind Maxim is responsible this.

No surprise at the outcome then!
Should have gone to Specsavers.....

#3 Posted by Kevin Steele on 12 Sep 2011 at 14:04 PM

The idea of having offices with a car park in an undercroft below is scarily similar to the Anderston Centre just a few blocks away. Do architects ever learn from 1960s cock-ups??

#4 Posted by Alan Dunlop on 12 Sep 2011 at 14:13 PM

Relax chaps:

"Construction is unlikely to commence in the absence of a pre-let"

#5 Posted by D to the R on 12 Sep 2011 at 15:56 PM

Guys....come on .... the model looks good .... the blocks are arranged around some pretty convincing green space(?!) - and there are a couple of wibbly wobbly buildings on there too .... could they have done much more ???!!