Jamaica Street car park
Location
Glasgow City Centre, Custom House Quay
Description
The site lies at the junction of Jamaica Street and Howard Street in central Glasgow. The development has approximately 50,000 sq ft of retail development at ground and first floors with parking for 670 cars above in a multi-storey split level format at second to sixth floors. The car park development is the final multi-storey provision allowed within Central Glasgow in accordance with the Council Planning Policy.
The design approach proposed and required by the Planning Authority was of a high quality modern building. Two storey full height glazing and canopies define the retail element at ground and first floors whilst terracotta rainscreen cladding has been used for the upper parking levels to the primary frontages of Jamaica Street and Howard Street.
Current status
The project has been completed.
Timescale
Planning approval was obtained late 2003. Work commenced on site April 2005 and was completed in July 2006.
Lead partner
Architect Farrell & Clark, 11-13 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LY. Tel 020 7245 0123
Project team
Structural Engineer Clark Smith Partnership, Whitechapel Technology Centre, 65 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1DU. Tel 020 7247 7315.Contractor Blenheim House Construction, The Old Bank House, 11-13 London Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8AP. Tel 01932 578700.Project Manager EC Harris, 9 Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4SZ. Tel 020 8661 7770.Client North Ltd, 1st Floor, 29 Bothwell Road, Hamilton M13 0AS. Tel 01698 303456.
Contact details
John Poole, Farrell and Clarke, 020 7245 0123, jpoole@farrellandclark.co.uk