Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) specialist Alumno has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council to build a new development on St George’s Road in the Woodlands district of the city.
The proposed six-storey building will accommodate 262 students and offer a range of single ensuite bedrooms with shared kitchens, and self-sufficient studio rooms.
Amenities include a private dining room, lounge and common study space on the fifth floor. The development will also restore commercial units to the site, which is currently vacant.
The Carson & Partners-designed development is located on the edge of the Woodlands Conservation Area and Alumno said its proposal takes this into account, pledging to ensure the “scale, design and landscaping of the proposed development will minimise any adverse impact, while enhancing the streetscape”.
David Campbell, managing director of Alumno, said: “In providing much needed high-quality accommodation for Glasgow students, our overarching intention is to respect the diverse community of Woodlands and St Georges Cross and reconnect and repair the missing corner of St George’s Road, while reinforcing the character of the area and re-introducing the frontages at street level.”
Iain Carson at Carson & Partners, added: “The plan, elevation and massing treatments follow a rational approach, in response to existing datums, materiality, proportion and local architectural characteristics. The extruded celebration of the corner incorporating a roof top communal living room and articulation of the facade along Grant Street are both familiar local west end terrace features.
“At ground level a transparent dual aspect reception will physically and visually connect one of two landscaped courtyards to the street while its adjoining retail space will once again help to reanimate and reinstate vibrancy to this significant part of St George’s Road.”
