Springburn Winter Gardens once a striking civic building within Springburn fell into disuse after significant storm damage. Despite this the structure of the Victorian Glasshouse remains strong. It consists of a now eroding solid red brick base supporting its weathered detailed steel roof made up of archways. The contrast of the delicate archways with its heavy industrial materials is what builds up the sites character. Its interior remains open plan and  many original details of the sites previous function still remain within the site like its raised flower beds and mezzanine.

It proves to have great potential for redevelopment and restoration to support a new multifunctional concept through its large spaces and great vertical hight.

The typology analysis displays a large percentage of the area is residential and green spaces however also highlights a lack of retail and hospitality facilities for users to utilise without having to travel into Glasgow City Centre. This highlights opportunity for my project to focus on typology’s involving hospitality and retail facilities to engage the community. Combining these through a multifunctional space will increase the target attraction to the site by increasing the activities the site supports.

The rings and arrows on the map show the connectivity and main traffic flow of the site. This displays the number of entrance roots into the park which helps to reduce congestion.

The smallest ring shows a 5 minuet walk time, then 7 minuet, 9 minuet & finally 14 minuet. This emphasises how accessible the site is for the local residents and highlights how large of a footfall I will have to account for as well as how wide of an impact the project can have on the surrounding area.