Barclays Campus, Buchanan Wharf, Glasgow

GRAHAM has delivered Wellcroft (Building 3), Kingston House refurbishment and a sustainable energy centre complemented by high quality public realm – Our knowledge of the wider site, ground conditions and infrastructure allowed us to deliver the projects on programme and to exceptional quality standards.

The Buchanan Wharf development has transformed a brownfield site, comprising redundant buildings and a derelict car park, into a new vibrant city centre district, including indoor and outdoor spaces for staff and community events. In addition to the office space for Barclays, amenities on campus include wellbeing facilities, community exhibition spaces, and a street food market offering fresh and healthy food options. One of the major successes of the development has been the high-quality public realm which has woven all of the buildings in the development together into a new community. With extensive public squares, pocket parks, soft landscaping and the amphitheatre there are beautiful spaces where people can relax. The careful refurbishment of Kingston House – a historic listed building on the site – has created a new destination for markets, concerts and events. The project also involved the design and build of a new sustainable energy centre which provides comfort cooling, domestic hot water and low temperature hot water to the three new Barclays Buildings, contributing to the bank’s ambition to become net zero by 2050. Soft landscaping was provided to encourage biodiversity and assist with sustainable drainage run-off.