Projects
Lead Partner: Linthouse Housing Association
Other Partners: Glasgow City Council Merchant Homes
Project Team: Architects: DO Architecture Quantity Surveyor: Neilson, Binnie, McKenzie Engineers: Huq and Santiago CDM: Hawthorn Safety Management
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Location:
Greater Govan & Glasgow Harbour, Linthouse
Description:
Linthouse Housing Association has now completed the development of two vacant sites in Aboukir Street.
The 2 new bookend blocks create 24 affordable homes with 12 for rent and 12 for low cost home ownership in Linthouse, with 4 wheelchair accessible apartments.
A new street frontage opens to the North, re-creating the original Linthouse street pattern, and orientating the apartments East and West with balconies and tall windows to maximise the daylight and connections with the street below.
Current status:
The project is now complete.
Timescale:
Completed October 2010
Cost:
£3.5m