March 23 2022

Arnold Clark has opened a consultation to transform a former garage at 134 Nithsdale Drive, Glasgow, into a mix of 106 apartments for general sale.

An island site overlooking Strathbungo Junction will be redeveloped by the car dealership and a future development partner to 'fill the gap' in the streetscape, including 100% parking provision.

In a consultation statement, Page\Park architects wrote: "The design seeks to sympathetically 'fill the gap' and place a continuous terrace along Nithsdale Drive, complementing the scale and aspirations of surrounding buildings with particular reference to local heritage."

Drawing inspiration from Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's A-listed Moray Place opposite the build will establish a continuous terrace along Nithsdale Drive backing onto a series of courtyard squares and gardens overlooking the railway line. The terrace would terminate with a cylindrical 'turret' sweeping round to Nithsdale Road.

The online consultation will run until 6 May with a formal planning application to follow shortly thereafter. Arnold Clark vacated Nithsdale Road in 2015 in favour of a new headquarters at Hillington. 

9 Comments

#1 Posted by Spike on 23 Mar 2022 at 20:33 PM

Impressive, hope this proceeds to planning and a site start

#2 Posted by Georwell 84 on 23 Mar 2022 at 21:27 PM

Seems like we've waited all our lives for this!

#3 Posted by Gandalf the Pink on 24 Mar 2022 at 08:51 AM

Car dealership + 100% parking provision = discount on second hand cars for new owners

#4 Posted by Edward Harkins on 24 Mar 2022 at 12:33 PM

I've commented in the local Strathbungo Society website as IMO this looks like the kind of new-build project that Glasgow desperately needs more of (instead of the production line mono-type blocks that have blighted the city scape). I've said,"Looks promising? Excellent architectural practice in the form of Page & Park, and a 'progressive' client (Arnold Clark, among other things, was a long term benefactor of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre), and the prospect of the Alexander Greek Thomson style influence couldn't be more appropriate for the Glasgow south side."

#5 Posted by RJB on 24 Mar 2022 at 13:04 PM

I'm not sure I can see the greek thomson influence is the images in the article. Looks interesting development all the same.

#6 Posted by Mick on 24 Mar 2022 at 15:10 PM

This looks bold. Well done P&P

#7 Posted by Christopher on 25 Mar 2022 at 13:25 PM

It's refreshing to see something that isn't a box for once.

Contempory architects have been trying sell the lie that Glasgow is all hard edges when Greek Thomson's building here demonstrates that was hardly the case.

#8 Posted by Stephen on 29 Mar 2022 at 13:03 PM

In what context, and by what tangible measure is this 'impressive'?

#9 Posted by Stephen on 4 Sep 2023 at 11:49 AM

This post should be reactivated now that the planning application has been submitted. A horrendous value engineered, overdeveloped, brick edifice with no street buffer

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