Plans to 'deconstruct' Glasgow's vacant Buchanan House and turn into apartments

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Plans to 'deconstruct' Glasgow's vacant Buchanan House and turn into apartments
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Keppie Design are proposing that the building which sits on Port Dundas Street and has “serious structural defects” could be taken down and recycled and a 21-storey block of flats be developed in its place.

A planning application to “deconstruct” the vacant Buchanan House which sits next to Glasgow Caledonian University has been submitted to the city council.

It is hoped that the proposals will bring forward a high-quality mixed use development and help Glasgow’s ambitions to increase the city centre population while creating sustainable ‘20 minute neighbourhoods’. Their statement of community benefit highlights how they will meet local housing needs by including affordable homes, enhancing local infrastructure and improving residential amenity.

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