Sheppard Robson has just finished work on the University of Strathclyde’s Lord Hope and Curran buildings in Glasgow city centre to the tune of £14m.

The work involved remodelling the building for the newly formed Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.

Each floor has been given an open plan work space as well as a defined core space with attendant support areas like meeting rooms and social hubs.

A new external area of public realm has also been built, which anticipates the new Sports Centre building to the south-west.

Prof Anthony McGrew, Dean of the Faculty, said: "Sheppard Robson’s radical design solution to this extensive alteration project successfully supports our dynamic and re-focused campus in the heart of Glasgow.


"Collocating staff formerly based at Jordanhill to our city centre campus will have a major impact in allowing our recently formed Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to build on existing discipline-based strengths and develop cross-disciplinary themes in research, knowledge exchange and education.

"Our newly refurbished accommodation enhances our sense of identity by providing an innovative and inviting teaching environment for students while encouraging interdisciplinary working between staff."

James Dick, head of Sheppard Robson’s Scottish office, said: "This project has delivered high specification office, learning and teaching accommodation, supplemented by attendant support and specialist teaching facilities.

"Office and teaching spaces have been designed in line with the university’s space planning policy. Having analysed the way the occupants of the buildings work on a daily basis, we have remodelled the buildings to provide a flexibly divided floor plate that can accommodate future change that is more spatially efficient."

(IT)