Broomielaw Development by KPF, Business District Glasgow Property, Kohn Pedersen Fox
Broomielaw Glasgow Offices
Glasgow Financial Zone, Scotland design by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Architects (KPF)
post updated 16 December 2023 ; 21 December 2021
Scottish Business District
Location: central Glasgow, Scotland
Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Broomielaw Development
Client: Glasgow & Oriental
Facility: Mixed use development
Size: 14,000sqm
Status: Masterplanning
This KPF masterplanning design was one of the first design competitions won by KPF’s London division.
The architects were Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architectural firm that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. KPF is one of the largest architecture firms in New York City, USA, where it is headquartered.
KPF was founded in 1976 by A. Eugene Kohn, William Pedersen, and Sheldon Fox, all of whom coordinated their departure from John Carl Warnecke & Associates, among the largest architectural firms in the country.
Broomielaw
Broomielaw is a major thoroughfare running parallel to the River Clyde on its north bank. The wide street forms the southern, waterside boundary of the city’s International Financial Services District.
It was named after Brumelaw Croft. The street runs from Jamaica Bridge under the Kingston Bridge to Finnieston Quay.
Glasgow’s first quay was built at Brumelaw in 1688. Paddle steamers ran from here to the coast for day trippers and commuters.
Broomielaw Architecture in Strathclyde
Major Glasgow Business District Building Designs – selection:
Broomielaw Offices project designed by make architects, London:
picture from architect office
Glasgow Business District Building design by make architects.
Atlantic Quay – Broomielaw offices
Glasgow School of Art
photo © Adrian Welch
According to the www.glasgowhistory.com website, “Named after the Brumelaw Croft, a stretch of land running along the north bank of the Clyde, the street known as the Broomielaw extends from Jamaica Bridge to Finnieston Quay. The name Broomielaw was often associated with the wharves but they take their name from the street that runs behind them, on which traffic flowed to and from the quaysides.
The Glasgow Fish Market was located at the Broomielaw for nearly a hundred years, from 1755 to 1853, after which it was transferred up river to Glasgow Green between Albert Bridge and the Weir. Ref. http://www.glasgowhistory.com/broomielaw.html
River Clyde Architecture
Major Strathclyde Building Designs – selection:
Also on the Broomielaw is the Scottish Enterprise Glasgow (SEEL) building that looks onto the River Clyde
BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, G51 1DA – south side of the River Clyde
Design: Devid Chipperfield Architects with Keppie Design
BBC Scotland
Science Centre Glasgow, 50 Pacific Quay, G51 1EA
Design: BDP Architects
Science Centre Glasgow
Glasgow Tower
Glasgow Tower
Festival Park Apartments Building, south side of the River Clyde, Govan
Design: RMJM Architects
Festival Park Apartments
Glasgow Imax
photo © Adrian Welch
Custom House Quay
Design: RMJM Architects
SEEL – Broomielaw building
Clydebank Rebuilt – designed by the celebrated architecture studio of gm+ad architects
Glasgow Building Designs
Contemporary Glasgow Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:
Glasgow Custom House Development – historic property renewal
Solasta Riverside Building Buchanan Wharf
Buildings / photos for the Broomielaw Development – Scottish Business District in Glasgow design by KPF – Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Architects page welcome.
Website: www.200broomielaw.com – no longer active