Saturday, November 29, 2008

Banking on success, Modernised Glaswegian bank welcomes back the original tenants

Designed in 1920 by James Miller, 110 St Vincent Street has long become one of Glasgow's most recognisable buildings, are marked with the neo-classical facade. But when the Bank of Scotland Media, broad changes that are needed to make them suitable for tenants contemporary requirements.


Grade A-listed facade remains with the original banking hall. But behind that, architects Holmes Partnership interior has been transformed into two very lettable space and increase circulation.


According to Chairman Harry Phillips Holmes, the key to this project, the installation of a new 700 tons of steel framework to facilitate the creation of an additional floor, plus the car entered the elevator rotates in the basement, which means that the land for parking can be added without affecting the historic banking hall at the top.


Original u-shaped arrangement of offices around the lightwell has been changed to fill in the lightwell to provide a larger open plan office space on seven levels. The building is now topped with a penthouse, which was built in the structural glass, which bring the building up to nine Storeys in height. Three new high-speed passenger elevator replaces the original 13.


Two-year project cost £ 20m and provide 90000sq feet of lettable space. The building is once again occupied by the Bank of Scotland, who choose to resign to many in-house improved.

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