Situated on the corner of St Vincent Street and Pitt Street, the new development serves as the meeting point between the largely intact Georgian and Victorian city centre to the east and the much-changed late 20th and early 21st-century cityscape to the west.

It’s position requires that the design tread carefully to respect the city’s grid pattern of urban blocks and to preserve the street views of the neighbouring Category A-listed St Columba Gaelic Church.

The tallest part of the building is set back to preserve clear views of the spire of the Gothic Revival St Columba Church on the approach from St Vincent Street to the east. The lower blocks relate to the scale and alignment of the adjacent townhouses, which date to the late Georgian period.

New landscaping will increase and enhance the public realm on St Vincent Street, bringing new life to the street and reinforcing pedestrian routes around the site. Planting on the roof terraces on levels 9 and 11 will also boost biodiversity in the area.

Green terracotta cladding, set within an articulated frame, echoes the historic use of ceramics in Glasgow’s built fabric. The building will be bold and distinctive yet rooted in the city’s heritage.