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Pacific Quay Glasgow Contents - in order: Pacific Quay Masterplan information from Gareth Hoskins May 2005 Pacific Quay Expansion information Jan 2005 SMG Headquarters PR from Scottish Television Sep 2004 Pacific Quay building : photos © isabelle lomholt sep 2006 Gareth Hoskins Architects information Pacific Quay Masterplan, Glasgow, 2001 & 2004 - to date Pacific Quay: aerial image from May 2005 International competition entry for the masterplanning of a major river front site on Glasgow's River Clyde as a 'mixed media city', incorporating Glasgow's new Science Centre, the new BBC Headquarters, new facilities for Scottish Screen, Scottish Enterprise and Creative Industries, and a range of commercial office and public leisure facilities. Pacific Quay: masterplan images from May 2005 As a result of their enthusiasm and design flair, Gareth Hoskins Architects Ltd was this year approached by the BBC to masterplan the area in relation to the BBC's new development. The resulting design has been well received by all stakeholders and has recently been adopted by the planning committee. Pacific Quay: masterplan image from May 2005 Gareth Hoskins Architects: Pacific Quay - May 2005 PR Pacific Quay Expansion PR Jan 2005: Plans Revealed for £150m Revamp of Pacific Quay Glasgow Pacific Quay: images from Jan 2005 Major Regeneration Scheme for Clyde Corridor Site: The successful regeneration of Glasgow's Pacific Quay has taken a major step further with the publication of a £150m plan to develop the next phase of the Clydeside site. A planning application submitted to Glasgow City Council by Pacific Quay Developments Ltd reveals ambitious proposals to develop a further 800,000 sq ft of the former Glasgow Garden Festival site along the south bank of the River Clyde. Up to 5,000 jobs could be created by the development plan, which combines 500,000 sq ft of high quality office space with 300 homes and a 150-bed hotel. Proposals also include re-landscaping the 10-acre Festival Park, the last remnant of the Garden Festival site, making it an integral part of the new development and creating an accessible link to Govan and Kinning Park, to the south. Pacific Quay Developments own some 25 acres of the Pacific Quay site, of which 15 will be earmarked for this next development phase. Director, Alan Somerville, believes the proposals will build on the success of the other major developments currently taking shape at Pacific Quay - notably the new BBC Headquarters and Scottish TV buildings, both now under construction on the waterfront. Pacific Quay: image from Jan 2005 "This new development plan updates previous proposals for the site which have existed for some years," he says. "We now want to create a vibrant community for the area, more in keeping with current tempo of the place set by the range of high profile companies which are now making Pacific Quay their home such as the BBC and Scottish TV. "This will be a highly desirable place in which to live and work, combining waterfront access and open green space with excellent transport links to the city centre and beyond. We will work hard to ensure the development will fuse seamlessly with the local communities of Govan and Kinning Park as well as creating a link with other high profile and successful neighbours such as the SECC, the Glasgow Science Centre and the Glasgow IMAX Cinema. "We are providing the key piece of the jigsaw for the regeneration of the Clyde Corridor, and at the same time providing an accessible and high quality link, bringing the city closer together." He added that the Pacific Quay development received a major boost with the announcement of the green light for the £8.5 million Finnieston Bridge, which will provide a direct road link to the north of Glasgow city centre. Work is likely to start on the bridge in early 2005. The revised proposals represent a major step forward in the bid to complete the urban regeneration of an area which once formed the commercial heartland of Glasgow. Pacific Quay, formerly known as Prince's Dock, formed an important part of Glasgow's once thriving industrial docklands, being the first dock in the city to install the full range of cranes capable of lifting the heavy engines and boilers so important in establishing Glasgow's industrial influence across the world. The cargo docks existed for more than 100 years before closing in the 1970s; the site was subsequently selected for the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988 and remained largely redundant until its rebirth as Pacific Quay in the early 1990s. The new masterplan is the next significant phase of the evolution of Pacific Quay. It is designed to provide the framework for a mixed development for the area - combining high quality offices, residential accommodation, retail and leisure facilities. Offices will form the largest component of the scheme with all having dedicated parking spaces. Each office site is designed to be flexible and capable to responding to market demands. Buildings will range from 50,000 to 110,000 sq ft and will vary from three to eight storeys. A wide, tree-lined boulevard, supported by water features, will run through the centre of the development providing an accessible north to south link. Most of the housing, mixing family accommodation and city-style apartments, will be located to the south of the development, bordering Festival Park. The park will itself be redeveloped and landscaped to create an accessible and attractive 10-acre green space. The masterplan is designed by Glasgow-based Parr Architects. Director Victor Hamilton has been associated with Pacific Quay for more than 16 years, and wanted to use this development opportunity to create an urban community reflecting the potential of its surroundings. "Pacific Quay is an urban development, and one which, when complete, will form an integral and vibrant extension of Glasgow city centre," he says. "The tone already set by the current developments such as BBC and Scottish TV will provide a buzzing 24-hour atmosphere which won't close down at night. Together with the developers, we wanted to complement this by introducing residential and leisure facilities which as well as adding to the cosmopolitan mix of the development will also provide increased security throughout the site - especially around public spaces and Festival Park. "The River Clyde, and Pacific Quay in particular, has always provided the lifeblood for the city of Glasgow. Its short-lived renaissance as the Garden Festival site made a huge impact on the city, attracting over 4 million visitors in just six months. We now have another chance of a renaissance for this area, but this time it will be permanent." Pacific Quay Developments Ltd is represented by Jones Lang LaSalle and CB Richard Ellis. Pacific Quay - information 13 Jan 2005 Issued on behalf of Pacific Quay Developments Ltd by Weber Shandwick Pacific Quay Developments Ltd (PQDL) & Pacific Quay Pacific Quay Developments Ltd is a joint venture between Manchester-based commercial developers CTP, Miller Developments, part of the Miller Group, and Grosvenor, the UK property company which has had a Scottish base since 1980. PQDL is the majority landowner at Pacific Quay, owning 25 acres of the 60-acre site - other landowners include Scottish Enterprise Glasgow (8 acres including the Canting Basin), Glasgow Science Centre (10 acres), BBC (7 acres) and Glasgow City Council (10 acres - including Festival Park). Pacific Quay - A Brief Overview Formerly known as Princes Dock, the site formed an important part of Glasgow's once thriving industrial docklands, being notable as the first dock in the city to have a complete range of dockside cranes capable of lifting the heavy engines and boilers vital to the industry of Glasgow and the world. It became a hub for a wide range of support industries ranging from brass foundry and boiler works to pick handle works. Prince's Dock operated as a successful cargo port for more than 100 years, but its importance gradually declined as the city's diminishing shipbuilding industry witnessed the drift of the surviving dockyards downriver. Separated from the city centre, Prince's Dock finally closed its gates in the late 1970s and the infilled site was subsequently identified as a potential development site. Prince's Dock experienced a renaissance in 1988 when it was selected as the location for the highly successful Garden Festival which attracted more than four million visitors during its six month duration. The 10-acre Festival Park, to the south of the new development area, remains as a permanent reminder of its success. Pacific Quay Developments Ltd (PQDL) was formed as a joint venture company in 1995. On-site occupiers include the Scottish Criminal Records Office, based at 1 Pacific Quay, owned by Balmoral. Buro Happold, Beat 106, and the Princes Trust are all based in the A-Listed Four Winds Building, owned by PQDL. Work on BBC Scotland's 350,000 sq ft headquarters began in mid-2004. Construction on Scottish TV's headquarters begins in early 2005. The 60,000 sq ft 2 Pacific Quay has detailed planning consent and will be a speculative office building forming the next phase of development. SMG Headquarters - information from Scottish Television Sep 2004: Scottish TV has been given the go-ahead to build a new HQ at Glasgow's Pacific Quay. The commercial station was granted planning permission yesterday to build futuristic studios and offices next to the BBC on the south bank of the Clyde as soon as 2006. A huge glass and steel structure will stand next to the HQ for BBC Scotland and other new developments just upriver from the Glasgow Science Centre. The new building, which will have two state-of-the-art studios, will also serve as corporate headquarters for the station's parent company, SMG. It will be built on a flood-proof plinth and have 60,000 square feet of offices. Pacific Quay was earmarked as a "media village" by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, the city's jobs and development quango. The BBC, and now Scottish TV and its sister companies, have committed themselves to act as anchors for the development. SMG Television chief executive Donald Emslie said: 'This is great news and it means we can get on with building one of the most modern television studios in Europe.' Planning permission for the Scottish TV HQ was also welcomed by Pacific Quay Developments, the consortium which owns most of the land on the site. Its director Alan Somerville, said: 'It is tremendous news for everyone who has worked remarkably hard to ensure that this ground-breaking deal goes ahead. We now move on to the next stage of building the landmark SMG studios with state-of-the-art technology.' Scottish Television HQ - Pacific Quay media village received Sep 2004 Scottish TV / SMG Move to Pacific Quay, Glasgow + Sale of Cowcaddens - May 2004: Pacific Quay: image from May 04 Scottish TV is to move from its Cowcaddens site in central Glasgow to a purpose-built media centre on the banks of the River Clyde at Pacific Quay. In the deal signed today with Pacific Quay Developments, Scottish TV has secured a 20 year lease on a four-storey building to be constructed at the Gateway site on Pacific Quay, immediately adjacent to the South Rotunda and the proposed bridge linking Pacific Quay with the city centre. Separately, Scottish TV has agreed to sell its Cowcaddens site to Aberdeen-based Scotia Homes, who plan to redevelop the site for mixed use. The Cowcaddens deal includes an area of the site owned by Glasgow City Council, who will receive a share of the sale proceeds from its sale. Work will start on Scottish TV's new home at Pacific Quay, subject to planning permission, in the Autumn of 2004. The building will also house the corporate offices of Scottish TV's parent company, SMG plc and the company expects to move into the 63,000 sqft facility in Autumn 2006. The new building will house state of the art studios, edit suites and transmission facilities as well as offices, dressing rooms and staff areas for the company's 350 Glasgow-based staff in addition to significant numbers of freelance and contract staff. Scottish TV expects to invest approximately £20m in the fit-out of the building, creating one of the most modern television studios in Europe, mirroring that of its sister station, Grampian TV, in Aberdeen, which opened in June of 2003. Commenting on the announcements, Donald Emslie, Chief Executive of SMG Television, said: "Scottish TV serves viewers across central Scotland, but its home has always been in Glasgow. I'm delighted we've found such a prestige site, in a great location that meets the needs of our business and our staff. I can't wait for Scottish TV to move to Pacific Quay. "The Cowcaddens deal with Scotia, who we know well, allows us to continue to serve our viewers while our new facility is built." Alan Somerville, Director, Pacific Quay Developments said: "This is fantastic news. Everyone has worked tirelessly to secure this landmark deal and I am delighted that SMG will be at our waterfront site within the next two years. "SMG require purpose-built studios to provide state-of-the-art technology to fulfil modern broadcasting demands. I am delighted that SMG will join the BBC on the waterfront which will become home to Scotland's broadcasters for many years to come." Martin Bruce, managing director of Scotia Homes, said: "This is an outstanding opportunity for Scotia to launch in the west and we look forward to working with Glasgow City Council in the planning of a landmark mixed-use development for this prime city centre site." Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Charles Gordon expressed his delight at SMG having the confidence to relocate to a riverside site within the city, commenting: 'This is a further boost to the Council's strategy for the development of the River Clyde corridor, and confirms yet again that Glasgow is a place which can meet all of the requirements of a national business with some confidence. The proposed residential and commercial development on SMG's current site at Cowcaddens will also add to the growing development momentum which has built up in the Cowcaddens area, and which is bringing increased numbers of residents into the City Centre.' Pacific Quay, Scottish TV / SMG - information: 12 May, 2004 Further Enquiries: Scottish TV / SMG Pacific Quay Developments and Scotia Homes Beattie Communications Glasgow City Council Scottish Architecture: best scottish buildings of the last three decades Historic Glasgow: best glasgow buildings of the past Scottish TV may move Scottish Television looks set to quit its well-known Cowcaddens headquarters, after the parent company, SMG, embarked on a search for new premises. Aug 2003 To the east of the Pacific Quay site are the following:- BBC Scotland picture from architect Glasgow Science Centre Glasgow Imax Glasgow Tower Across the River Clyde is the Glasgow Moat House Hotel Finnieston Bridge The so-called Squinty Bridge on Pacific Quay by Gillespies was highly controversial when first mooted and was criticised at the RIAS Glasgow Clyde Conference in 2003. The four-lane road link between Finnieston and Govan is expected to cost £20.3m, up from original £10m Festival Park Apartments, Glasgow Pacific Quay : The Hub

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