Govan Building : Information + Images

Historic Buildings: Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Rd 1905 Robert Rowand Anderson Govan Parish Church, 866 Govan Rd 1888 Robert Rowand Anderson Govan Town Hall - Proposal Former Govan Town Hall to be redeveloped for film, media & creative companies by Film City Glasgow Jul 2007 Govan Town Hall: photo © isabelle lomholt sep 2006 Contemporary Govan Buildings Govan building : Orkney Street Wylie Shanks Architects - former Govan Police Station Orkney Street : Model of original design by Ata Studios, Aug 2006 Govan building : Ibrox Stadium ibrox building from west - image © adrian welch Govan building : Kinning Park - 'The Media Quarter' building image from RMJM Architects Jul 2005 Famous buildings in Govan include Ibrox Stadium (Rangers FC) and on the eastern edge Pacific Quay + Glasgow Science Centre Govan housing: 20 Affordable apartments with Linthouse HA, Scotland DO architecture Govan cranes, from Glasgow Harbour across the River Clyde: photos © isabelle lomholt sep 2006 Details of Govan buildings welcome: info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk Govan Building: image from Anderson Bell + Christie Kelly MacKinnon of Anderson Bell + Christie: Govan Sketch Competition - Winner Govan Building: image from Anderson Bell + Christie Govan Village, Glasgow A series of urban pontoons, individually accommodating housing and landscape, have a dialogue with the Clyde and respond to the historic background of Govan. These stretch out into the Clyde allowing ownership of what has now become a desolate landscape. The housing is a high-density arrangement, every plot footprint consistent, but each house individual. Housing is accessed via landscaped walkways and with individual pontoons for mooring of boats. The rich landscaping scattered throughout the site is homogenised with a low-tech approach to the materiality of the housing. Varying textures and materials including corten steel, galvanised panels, copper, zinc and aluminium respond to Govan's shipbuilding days. Glasgow has a long tradition of open green space within the city, but there is scope to take this from the public domain into a semi-private one. The green urban spaces amongst the housing are complemented with a mix of resident allotments from which produce will be sold at the local Govan market. The allotments will accommodate workshops, providing residents with space to work and storage facilities. This regeneration of Govan creates a self-sufficient village at the water edge. anderson bell christie anderson bell + christie, formed in 1991, are a young practice who are establishing their name in the design of contemporary and socially responsive architecture for the 21st century. Growing from a background in community driven housing and having worked in many areas of urban deprivation in Glasgow, the office portfolio has expanded to include schools, refurbishment & private housing projects. The office operates from their own award winning office located in Glasgow's Great Western Road. Buildings designed by Glasgow based architects Anderson Bell + Christie; a practice with an established reputation for high quality architectural and urban design, recognised by the Architecture Foundation as one of UK's New Architects. AB+C collaborate with artists as a way of adding meaning and value to their work.