Laurieston redevelopment plans submitted
May 11 2011
This calls for construction of 201 homes for social rent at a cost of £23.5m on the site of the now demolished Stirlingfauld Place tower blocks. One remaining Norfolk Court block is scheduled for blowdown between 2014-17.
Page\Park are acting as lead masterplanner for the project, having assumed the reins from Urban Initiatives. They will also design 60% of with Elder & Cannon picking up the remaining 40%.
Learning lessons from neighbouring Crown Street Page/Park are binning previous restrictive design codes which mandated a 1.5m verge between housing fronts and the street, a void which the architects state was “too narrow to facilitate activity and use”, leaving a space that is both unoccupied and unoccupiable.
The result is a contemporary tenemental form defined by apartments, maisonettes and terrace housing within each block, each served by one of three street typologies determined by traffic pressure. All spaces will be laid out in accordance with designing streets principles.
Elder & Cannon have elected for a palette of silver and charcoal brick for their share of housing whilst Page\Park have plumped for mixed red tones for a “softer” effect.
The juxtaposition of two architect’s handiwork is a conscious decision on the part of the developer to inject measured variety into the finished product.
Ian White Associates will handle the landscaping and public realm with £100k will be allocated to public art.
Development will rise to five storeys at its highest point
elder and cannon have adopted a crisp contemporary form of brick and timber
Ian white associates will undertake extensive tree planting
Private balconies will afford vantage over communal landscaped amenity
The application constitutes but the first phase of a far larger development
The scheme will neighbour PRP Architects trial 'Glasgow Home'
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2 Comments
#2 Posted by Brian on 14 May 2012 at 14:26 PM
I agree the area needs some sort of retail etc.and when its extended up to Bridge st subway station .where will the subway car park go!
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Cant see anyone wanting to visit this area without support for commerce. Without visitors it will revert to another problem area in 20 years.