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Floating Leisure Village Glasgow, Pacific Quay Building, Design, Location, Images

Floating Village Glasgow : Canting Basin Docks

Floating Leisure Village Proposals, Pacific Quay



14 Jan 2011

Floating Village Glasgow

Canting Basin Docks Development

Floating leisure village planned for basin beside Science Centre at Glasgow's Pacific Quay.

Floating Concepts Limited has been chosen by Scottish Enterprise as the preferred bidder to develop the former Canting Basin docks.

Floating Village Glasgow Floating Leisure Village Glasgow Canting Basin Floating Village
image by architects

The £30m proposals from Floating Concepts (based in Cheshire) are designed by ZM Architecture and specialist water-based architect, Baca Ltd.

The floating community is to comprise of shops, offices, houses, restaurants, a marina and a roof-top concert arena.

Science Centre + Glasgow Tower:
Pacific Quay
photo © Keith Hunter

The speculative, floating development for the Canting Basin site has yet to be granted outline planning permission and construction will only commence once private funding is made available. 14 Jan

Aerial view looking down on Canting Basin docks from northeast:
Princes Dock
photo from BDP Architects

Canting Basin Docks - Context

Glasgow Science Centre
 
building: photo © Isabelle Lomholt

Imax Cinema Glasgow
 
building: photo © Isabelle Lomholt

Glasgow Tower

building: photo © Isabelle Lomholt

River Clyde
Glasgow
River Clyde image by Adrian Welch



 




Glasgow Armadillo
Clyde Auditorium
photo © Isabelle Lomholt

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Across the River Clyde is the Glasgow Moat House Hotel

Glasgow Walking Tours

BBC Glasgow

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To the west of the site is Pacific Quay

Glasgow Transport Museum
Glasgow Transport Museum
image from architects

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Floating Village Glasgow - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

 


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