In pictures: Speirs Locks mushroom factory
April 6 2012
The 100,000sq/ft complex, located alongside a ‘knuckle’ in the Forth & Clyde canal is in the latter stages of an ambitious revamp to accommodate the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and a range of other creative tenants.
Overseen by Luddon Construction and Network Five architects, on behalf of British Waterways, the project to upgrade the fabric of the 1950s industrial structure is on track for completion in mid-May.
Urban Realm was given a sneak peak of the £2.5m project by Gary Watt of Isis Regeneration.
Decorative concrete panels around the entrance were given a reprieve after attempts to render it were thwarted
Films will be screened in the entrance foyer once complete
The interior is being left as a blank slate to get tenants creative juices flowing
Upper levels are still covered in graffiti
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