cityscape - cowcaddens, glasgow
the destructors
"They worked with the seriousness of creators and destruction after all is a form of creation. A kind of imagination had seen this house as it had now become.”
mediator project
this is a snippet from the final video for the mediator group project in first year. i have been trying to get a hold of the final piece which had quite a successful outcome.
home is where the heart is
lilybank terrace, glasgow
this building was my primary school. i grew up here.
this was the first building i learned about. it comprised of 4 victorian styled apartments - 3 storeys high. corridors were opened between each 'house' to make the building a whole and function as a school.
the windows to the front facade face west to enjoy the evening sunset. bedrooms were orientated east to catch the sunrise.
each house hosted an entertainment room for guests on the first floor, big enough to play music and serve dinner.
maids worked in the basement, where the kitchens could be found, and slept in the attic.
there was a special billiards room in the first house and each house still possessed ivory fireplaces and original, ornate ceiling sculptures.
the building was a beautiful, affluent victorian residence and was later to be used as a school for girls with due respect and pride for its history.
the school closed in 2005 and was set on fire after several months of lying empty. the original sandstone facade remains and is now being renovated and turned back into apartment blocks.
these are the architects drawings for the new 3 bedroom apartments.
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