An £80m landmark offering Swansea an attractive retail and leisure development centre with a newly created public realm and dramatic pedestrian bridge.
West Dunbartonshire Council Headquarters
A mixture of new-build office space and Grade 1 listed building/façade to provide a new headquarters for West Dunbartonshire Council HQ in the centre of Dumbarton.
Mixed Use Regeneration - Scotland
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Project Overview
The existing Grade A listed façade, designed by William Leiper in 1865, formerly part of Dumbarton Burgh Halls, formed a key element of the design for the new office building. The offices aimed to deliver a 21st-century workplace interior, to create a sustainable and financially viable environment. The design for the new offices ensured natural lighting was maximised and a clear strategy for the future flexibility of the floor plates was secured. Our design provided for the future sub-division of floor plates with minimal future change. Visibility from the floor was designed to provide casual surveillance of surrounding streets, parking and drop-off areas. Open-plan workstations, meeting rooms and support spaces are key features. Support was provided by Historic Scotland and the project included input from Curtins’ CAREs engineer.
Images - Copyright Jim Stephenson 2018
The Challenge
The offices aimed to deliver a 21st-century workplace interior, to create a sustainable and financially viable environment.
Our Solution
The design for the new offices ensured natural lighting was maximised and a clear strategy for the future flexibility of the floor plates was secured. Our design provided for the future sub-division of floor plates with minimal future change.
Client Testimonial
““The project sympathetically restored this building while creating modern office space. It has not only played a part in protecting a piece of Dumbarton’s heritage, it has given a huge economic boost to the local Dumbarton town centre””
Awards
This project secured the Award for Regeneration Project of the Year 2019, at the Scottish Property Awards
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