Friary Court Glasgow, Crown Street Housing, New Gorbals Property Photos, Homes

Crown Street Housing : Friary Court Glasgow

The New Gorbals Properties: Residential Buildings design by Page Park Architects

post updated 6 Mar 2021

Friary Court

Friary Court, Glasgow : Scottish Design Awards 2007 – Residential Shortlist
PagePark Architects

Design: Page/Park Architects

Location: southeast part of Crown Street Housing, Gorbals, south of Glasgow city centre

In 1993 Page\Park Architects became involved in the conversion of the grade 1 listed St Francis Church and Friary into a community centre and sheltered housing. In 1997 when the Crown St Regeneration Project were deciding on development teams for phases of the Queen Elizabeth Square masterplan, they gave Page\Park the opportunity to extend their work at St Francis Church to the ‘phase D’ site immediately adjacent.

This property development was to incorporate private housing, a private outdoor space for the community centre and a public square along Cumbernauld Street. The project was subsequently named ‘Friary Court’.

Friary Court images © Keith Hunter from Page/Park Aug 2006

Project: Friary Court, Gorbals
Location: Cumbernauld Street, Glasgow
Client: Miller Homes
Architect: Page\park Architects
Structural Engineer: Rja Consulting
Quantity Surveyor: Miller Homes

Adjacent to Friary Court: ‘CZWG Housing’ – vibrantly-coloured home designs by the London architecture practice led by Piers Gough, that made a name for itself with PostModern architectural designs in the 1980s and 1990s.

Glasgow housing photo © Adrian Welch

PagePark Architects

Glasgow Housing

Friary Court : adjacent building designed by Page/Park Architects, located just to the south:

Glasgow housing photo © Adrian Welch
Cost: £4m appoximate building construction cost
Dates built: 2003-06
Programme scope: 71 units

New Gorbals Housing Association
Outline plans submitted by Page and Park Architects for a £4.2m development of 94 flats and 2 shops.
April 2005

Glasgow Architecture

Major Glasgow Housing – contemporary residential property selection:

Friary Court context – Crown Street Housing

picture from architect studio
Crown Street Gorbals

Red Road Flats Demolition

photo © Tom Manley
Red Road flats – controversial Glaswegian towerblocks demolition ahead of the Commonwealth Games arriving in the city.

Sighthill Regeneration – Transformational Regeneration Area

image courtesy of architects
Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA)
Glasgow City Council has signed an agreement with Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Keepmoat Homes to deliver more than 800 new homes at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) in the city. Keepmoat will work with independent consultancy LDA Design to bring forward the new development.