March 18 2024

Elder & Cannon Architects have returned with revised proposals for a residential infill development at 1021-1027 Argyle Street, Glasgow.

The chamfered block will draw back from the railway line as before but adopts several key changes including a switch in materials for the street elevations to stone.

Projecting balconies on Argyle Street have been swapped out for 'enhanced' juliettes and the footprint, height and floor area of a top floor set back have all been reduced. This floor is also now fully glazed.

The changes have been brought in to respond to the refusal to permit a previous iteration of the scheme, which was felt did not respect the setting of an adjacent B-listed building.

Explaining the shift the architects said: "The choice of materials, the form of the windows, the location of projecting balconies, and the articulation of the inhabited roof level, have all been revised to respect the setting of the adjacent Category B Listed Building. The overall effect is to preserve and enhance the conservation area with the introduction of a contemporary flatted development on the site of the former tenement that was demolished as a result of subsidence."

By making their proposals more in keeping with their context the applicant hopes to address issues raised by the previous scheme.

8 Comments

#1 Posted by The Heart of Saturday Night on 18 Mar 2024 at 10:51 AM

Still seems a bit jarring I think.

Some daft things going on where things almost line up, but don't quite, which throws it off.

#2 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 18 Mar 2024 at 12:09 PM

Bridesmaid design vibe -- looks poor compared to the Tesco development along the street.

Plus the roof extension looks disjointed against the body of the building never mind the rest of the street.

File under poor / deserves another knockback.

#3 Posted by town planner on 18 Mar 2024 at 17:13 PM

Ironically looks worse than the original proposal which was rejected, so no doubt will be given the green light. Why the change in colour scheme?

#4 Posted by Annie Malone on 18 Mar 2024 at 18:47 PM

"enhanced" juliettes.....oh dear. Why bother?

#5 Posted by Tara on 18 Mar 2024 at 20:45 PM

Their other one up the road's cladding is looking grin to say the least.

#6 Posted by Spike on 18 Mar 2024 at 22:06 PM

Looks a total mess , completely out of character with the surrounding buildings.
Surprised Elder and Canon are proposing such a dreadful scheme!

#7 Posted by devilish advocaat on 19 Mar 2024 at 15:38 PM

Much prefer the original proposal. Can perhaps understand the reasons for refusal due to adjacency to a listed building, although still would've been a decent addition to the street in my opinion.

This one, not so sure. It may just be the visuals that are throwing me off, unless there is a typo in the article that should read as "a switch in materials for the street elevations to stainless steel"?

#8 Posted by Parkguy61 on 11 Apr 2024 at 16:54 PM

Looks like an office block

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