
NGHA Offices
Key Facts
Client
The New Gorbals Housing Association
Location
200 Crown Street, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 9AY
Internal Floor Area
1477m2
Completion
August 2019
A walled garden re-imagined as a modern workplace and civic face to the Gorbals community.
Project Info
The NGHA Office is the new home and workplace of the New Gorbals Housing Association. Our task was to design a building that could be adapted to provide a variety of workplace functions to future proof expansion, better connect the association with the wider Gorbals community and facilitate an environment to improve the social well-being and comfort of visitors and staff.
Formed though a rigorous briefing and design process, the building is part of the wider redevelopment of one of the last remaining sites within the Gorbals. The primary concept was to think of the building as a permeable garden wall, to create an intimate workspace with multiple views out to the surrounding urban landscape. The southern courtyard provides a focal point with a variety of soft landscaping features while the building maintains a civic presence on the northern elevation adjacent to the New Gorbals piazza with a series of brick piers. A large illuminated sign fixed to the building announces ‘Gorbals’ as a landmark within the greater urban context.




Selected Awards
Scottish Design Awards - Commendation
RICS Awards - Shortlisted
GIA Awards - Commendation