Page \ Park Designs
New Carnegie HQ
13 Feb 2008
Photos © Andrew Lee
The new headquarters, designed by Page \ Park for the Carnegie UK Trust
will be opened by Princess Anne on 13 February 2008. The building provides
offi ce space for all three Carnegie Trusts, bringing them together into
one building for the fi rst time.
The architects have designed the headquarters as a pavilion on the edge
of Pittencrieff Park. The building recognises both the scale of the urban
street and the natural setting of the park, and sits on a grass plateau
bounded to the south and east by an existing stone wall, to the north
by new metal railings to Pittencrieff Street and to the west by a new
hedge. The curved form breaks down the building mass, and connects the
single storey office space visually to the park. The roof forms a single
continuous sweep, spiralling upwards to link the two fl oors together.
The two storey, vesica shape construction houses communal functions at
ground fl oor level with a boardroom and gallery at the first floor whilst
the offi ce space is defi ned by the large zinc monopitch roof. The two
separate volumes are fused together at the entrance and stair as the lower
roof rises and curves to join the upper roof to form a total fl oor area
of 731 sq metres. The design of the building encourages a fl ow of people
through the space thus introducing interaction between the the three different
Trusts located in one space.
Materials used in the construction are brick cavity walls and structural
timber studs clad with Siberian Larch. A low energy ground source heating
system, coupled with natural ventilation to the offi ces, ensures a low
energy sustainable environment. The glazed wall to the offi ces which
faces south west opens up the building to the park beyond, whilst the
deep roof overhang and solar control glass act to reduce solar gain. The
glazed roofl ight which separates the single and two storey spaces fi
lls the circulation space with natural light.
The project started on site in November 2006 and was completed within
budget with occupation in December 2007.
Carnegie HQ Scotland
architects: Page \ Park
Page \ Park
Page \ Park is a thriving Glasgow based practice of 35 staff working across
a number of sectors including public buildings, conservation, education,
housing and commercial projects. The practice has a reputation for thoughtful
and dynamic design responding to what are often challenging and sensitive
contexts. A concern for the future of the environment is refl ected in
a thorough understanding of human relationships and aspirations in building
design through to appropriate models for the shaping and development of
the urban landscape.
The Carnegie UK Trust
The Carnegie UK Trust was founded in 1913 to address the changing needs
of the people of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is one of the best
known and respected foundations in the British Isles. The Trust is one
of over twenty set up worldwide by Scots-American Philanthropist, Andrew
Carnegie established 20 Trusts and institutions world wide, four of which
are based in Scotland, working to support a more just, democratic, peaceful
and sustainable world.
Scottish Architects
Andrew Carnegie is now recognised as the world’s first capitalist
philanthropist, and a role model for the new generation of philanthropists,
from Bill Gates to Scotland’s Sir Tom Hunter. Carnegie was at one
time the richest man in the world. His dictum was ‘to die rich is
to die disgraced,’ and he spent the last 20 years of his life giving
almost all of his wealth away. There are currently over 20 Carnegie trusts
and institutions worldwide, four of which are in Scotland, working
to support a more just, democratic, peaceful and sustainable world.
Carnegie UK Trust Scottish Headquarters - Photos/Text from Wendy House
PR
Fife
Architecture
Dunfermline
Museum Competition winner: Richard Murphy
World Architecture : e-architect
- a guide to key buildings across the globe
Dunfermline
Museum Building
Architecture
Competitions
Comments / photos for the Carnegie UK Trust Building page welcome:
info@e-architect.co.uk
Carnegie HQ Scotland : page
- adrian welch / isabelle lomholt