Govan Shipyard Building, Elder Street Property, Homes, Redevelopment architect, Design image
Fairfield Shipyard Building Govan
New Housing in South West Glasgow, Strathclyde, west of Scotland design by ADF for developer Clydeport.
6 Mar 2009
Original Design: Honeyman and Keppie
Renewal Design: ADF Architects
60 modern apartments + Grade A-listed building renewal
Location: Govan Road and Elder Street
Planning Green Light For Historic Govan Shipyard Building Redevelopment
Fairfield Shipyard Govan
ADF Architects : News Release
Detailed planning permission has been recommended for approval by Glasgow City Council for the redevelopment of the former Fairfield Shipyard building in Govan. ADF has been appointed by developer Clydeport as the architect for the new-build residential element of the scheme, providing 60 modern apartments on Govan Road and Elder Street.
Originally designed by renowned Glasgow architects, Honeyman and Keppie in 1890, the Fairfield building has been described as the finest shipbuilding office in Britain. The building, which is within the Central Govan Conservation Area, is Grade A listed.
The exciting proposals will retain many aspects of the original fabric of the building, allowing public access to heritage elements such as the wood-panelled ornate interiors and a fully-restored map-room that is to become a new exhibition and interpretation space. Set on both sides of the listed Fairfield building, the ADF-designed housing element picks up on the ‘towers’ of the Fairfield building and the traditional corners of the surrounding tenements while presenting a contrasting contemporary response to this urban context.
Fairfield Shipyard building in Govan images / information from JPA 060309
Architecture in Glasgow
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Ibrox Stadium
photo © Adrian Welch
Building close by to the Fairfield Shipyard, across the River Clyde from Govan:
Glasgow Transport Museum
photo © Adrian Welch
Kelvingrove Gallery
photo : David Barbour / BDP
Commonwealth Games Stadium
photo © Adrian Welch
Clydebank Queens Quay Enterprise
photo © Keith Hunter
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