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The Briggait

Nicoll Russell Studios, Glasgow, 2010

 

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Briggait next to the river Clyde 

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  • Briggait next to the river Clyde    
  • Restored Bridgegate facadeacade    
  • Exterior view    
  • Exterior detail    
  • 1873 hall, exhibition space    
  • 1873 hall, exhibition space    
  • 1873 hall, exhibition space, from first floor    
  • Guildry court atrium, glazed sloping walls    
  • Guildry court atrium    
  • Artist    
  • Stair    
  • Stair    
  • A new staircase means the tenants encounter the 17th-century merchants steeple every day    
  • Stair adjacent to merchants steeple    
  • Mezzanine floor circulation    
  • Stair    
  • Lift and first floor circulation overlooking atrium studios     
  • First floor circulation overlooking atrium studios    
  • First floor circulation overlooking atrium studios    
  • Circulation space    
  • Studio in north-east corner, first floor    
  • Studio space    
  • Location plan    
  • Ground floor plan    
  • First floor plan    
  • Mezzanine plan    
  • Section    
  • Hall section    
  • Long section    
  • Studios section    
  • Bridgegate elevation    
  • Clyde elevation    
  • Screens detail    
  • Glazed screen to studio atrium detail    
  • Glazed screen to studio atrium details    

Retrofit of a Grade A-listed building, accommodating 80 visual artists and cultural organisations

Once a fish market, this complex of Grade A-listed buildings by the river Clyde has undergone phase one of a regeneration. The Briggait is now home to an array of designers and artists who occupy the new studios within.

These studios have been reworked from eighties-made shop units. As the only source of daylight is the original system of roof lights, the studios were designed with floor to ceiling double-glazed screens facing onto a triple-height atrium. The glazed walls are inclined at an angle of 6° to the vertical to maximise the available light.

Paintwork has been stripped from the stone facades, and the interior has been given a fresh aesthetic. Huge heating ducts installed in the 1980s have been removed along with staircases at either end, and grey and white tones emphasise the qualities of the Victorian structure.

A second phase will see the architects develop a further 1,100 square metres of dance and circus facilities.

Data

  • Begun: 2008
  • Completed: 2010
  • Floor area: 6,800m2
  • Sector: Arts and culture
  • Total cost: £4.9M
  • Funding: Donations from the Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland, Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Enterprise and other benefactors
  • Procurement: Standard building contract
  • Address: 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ, United Kingdom

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