Project Updates
We are excited to finally be able to share photos of our recently completed Refurbishment of Whitespace! Students and staff have been using the space for a few months now and are enjoying the improvements.
Huge thanks to the rest of the design team for making this project possible: Pick Everard, Currie & Brown, Cundall, DSSR, Hardies, McLaughlin & Harvey and of course, Abertay University
Work is well underway on-site at the University of Strathclyde for our refurbishment of the Wolfson Building and is expected to be completed in March 2020.
The listed 1960’s concrete tower is being refurbished to give it a new lease of life to suit the 21st century, including the addition of a new escape stair tower to make the central core tower compliant with current building regulations. A complete new fit-out will provide new accommodation including labs and teaching spaces to suit the university’s need.
The main contractor, Thomas Johnstone Ltd, is currently working through remedial and stabilisation works, as well as continuing to remove dangerous pieces of structure and strip back what’s left of the existing finishes and fittings. After the roof was removed it became clear that the existing wall head had been partially damaged in the fire and would need to be reinstated before the new roof could be erected.
As finishes have been removed it also became apparent that previously unexposed areas of structure would require intervention to stabilise. Structural alterations for the new layout are also being carried out at this time.
