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- Customer
- Esson Properties Limited
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- Procurement Route
- Traditional 1
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- Completion Date
- 25th November 2016
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- Quantity Surveyor
- McCue & Porter
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- Value
- £8.5 million
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- Form Of Contract
- SBCC Standard Building Contract with Quantities 2011 edition with Amendments
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- Structural Engineer
- Acies
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- Area
- 64,000 sq ft
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- Program Duration
- 53 weeks
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- Architect
- CDA
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- ME Engineer
- Cundall
Introduction
100 Queen Street was crowned Best Refurbished and Recycled
Workplace at the Scottish BCO Awards shortly after ISG completed the Cat A fit
out and two-storey extension.
The regal development is now worthy of its city centre
location with stunning Grade A office accommodation including two new penthouse
floors.
Spanning six floors with open plan office spaces and four
retail units at ground and basement levels, the finished scheme covers an
impressive 64,000 sq ft.
The project
Originally built in the 1920s, the building required substantial structural alternations to accommodate the additional weight of the two-storey extension.
As well as work to allow the building to expand, our team was also tasked with M&E installations and works to reconfigure the existing space to accommodate the new retails units.
Working on a tight site on one of the busiest streets in
Glasgow, above live retail units, also posed challenges for our teams.
Added value
The team also undertook
alterations to the top floor plate in preparation for construction. This
included the removal and replacement of existing curtain walling facade, wall
and roof cladding, and the relocation of the plant room.
To deliver the rooftop
extension, we erected cantilever scaffolding and a concrete base in the
basement. This base, with 15m deep piling, was designed to hold the crane for
the 26 weeks that it was on site.
As the scheme was delivered
within a live environment, the existing basement access route through the
building to neighbouring properties was maintained during the works.
Sustainability
Internal site set up was
constructed using reclaimed and recycled materials such as floor tiles, ceiling
tiles and doors.
“We are absolutely delighted that the whole team involved in this project has been recognised by the BCO in producing what some regard as one of Glasgow’s most compelling Grade A office buildings in a commanding location overlooking Royal Exchange Square, directly opposite the Gallery of Modern Art. This award is significant for a building that keeps on delivering.”
Hunter Esson, chief executive of Esson Properties
