Dunblane Street, Glasgow
This new student residencies project for Soller Group, in conjunction with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is located in Cowcaddens, Glasgow, beside the National Piping Centre and on what was historically an industrial site and former bus depot. The development has 6 storeys of accommodation and is configured around two courtyards, providing 312 ensuite bedrooms with communal kitchens and living spaces, and with cinema, gym and dining facilities located at ground floor.
Client: Soller Group
Architect: Mosaic Architects
Dunblane Street, Glasgow
This new student residencies project for Soller Group, in conjunction with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is located in Cowcaddens, Glasgow, beside the National Piping Centre and on what was historically an industrial site and former bus depot. The development has 6 storeys of accommodation and is configured around two courtyards, providing 312 ensuite bedrooms with communal kitchens and living spaces, and with cinema, gym and dining facilities located at ground floor.
The structural design involved the design of a six-storey steelwork frame with concrete/metal deck floors. Clever spatial planning of the ground floor enabled the value engineered omission of transfer structure, which is a common feature where a more open arrangement is typically required within common areas. Due to topography of the site, the building had a split-level ground and lower ground (semi basement) floor, all formed in reinforced concrete. The building is piled due to locally poor and variable ground conditions.
The building was sensitive in planning terms, and architectural arrangement of the buildings allowed the integration of a varied palate of elevational materials including stonework rainscreen, metal cladding and brickwork.
Close collaboration between all disciplines; Contractor, Consultants and subcontractors, has allowed the successful delivery of this ambitious and attractive addition to Glasgow’s expanding student accommodation sector.
The structural design involved the design of a six-storey steelwork frame with concrete/metal deck floors. Clever spatial planning of the ground floor enabled the value engineered omission of transfer structure, which is a common feature where a more open arrangement is typically required within common areas. Due to topography of the site, the building had a split-level ground and lower ground (semi basement) floor, all formed in reinforced concrete. The building is piled due to locally poor and variable ground conditions.
The building was sensitive in planning terms, and architectural arrangement of the buildings allowed the integration of a varied palate of elevational materials including stonework rainscreen, metal cladding and brickwork.
Close collaboration between all disciplines; Contractor, Consultants and subcontractors, has allowed the successful delivery of this ambitious and attractive addition to Glasgow’s expanding student accommodation sector.
Client: Soller Group
Architect: Mosaic Architects