Yorkhill student residences reach external completion
August 20 2012
Designed by Fletcher Joseph the scheme completes a tenement block in the shadow of Yorkhill Hospital, replacing the former Kelvin School.
Taking the form of twin brick clad blocks, separated by a gated pedestrian alley the £15m development includes undercroft parking and communal courtyard spaces.
This semi-private space will host a social lounge with a green roof topping the six storey development.
The scheme is intended to reinforce the existing building line
Watkin Jones commenced work on the project in spring of last year
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4 Comments
#1 Posted by Yorkhiller on 20 Aug 2012 at 11:56 AM
Not bad compared with the disastrous yellow brick cr** that has been put up in Yorkhill over the past 2 decades. This has to be one of the most squandered areas of Glasgow.
#2 Posted by Rem Koolbag on 20 Aug 2012 at 12:37 PM
MMMMMM 'gated pedestrian alley' sounds delightful!
#3 Posted by Partick Bateman on 20 Aug 2012 at 15:04 PM
Does anyone apart from students live in Yorkhill anymore? It's like a campus these days.
#4 Posted by Nick Ronan on 24 Aug 2012 at 12:58 PM
This is the uglier meaner big brother of the student block on Old Dumbarton Road. Complete waste of a good GCC owned site which should have been earmarked for sustainable affordable community housing. Who is going to want to live in this in 60 year's time?
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