October 7 2020

A disused office block in Glasgow city centre is to be repurposed as 92 flats for private rent under new plans filed by Mosaic Architecture + Design on behalf of Calmont Group.

Dalian House, which has lain vacant since 2010, will be comprehensively remodelled internally with facades benefitting from replacement glazing.

Mosaic director Stephen Mallon said: “Lending the building a new lease of life, activity and sustainable future is as important as any new build design with which we are involved.

“Within the context of Covid-19, we considered it vital that this design can be viewed as addressing some of the issues that will be important in the foreseeable future: bringing people back to live in the city centre; adding to the 24-hour city centre culture and economy and providing opportunities through shared communal facilities for home and co-working in addition to break out and leisure facilities in a safe, managed building."

External landscaping will be delivered in partnership with LDA Design to improve the St Vincent Street frontage and a former car park to the rear by introducing a patio, play space and a shared residents greenhouse. 

4 Comments

#1 Posted by Robin B's Discount on 7 Oct 2020 at 13:36 PM

Thats a shame. Was hoping that prominent site would be redeveloped to something more fitting with the location.

#2 Posted by jimbob tanktop on 7 Oct 2020 at 14:59 PM

I have to disagree, #1. For a building that's lain empty for a decade this seems good news.

#3 Posted by Robin B's Discount on 8 Oct 2020 at 10:16 AM

Whilst good news something is happening with empty building, it would have been better if it was demolished and replaced with a more appropriate gateway building.

#4 Posted by Gandalf the Pink on 8 Oct 2020 at 22:01 PM

#3 that's sustainable...

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