1 Atlantic Square
General information
Architectural styleModernist
AddressAtlantic Square, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8JQ
Coordinates55°51′30″N 4°15′47″W / 55.858357°N 4.263013°W / 55.858357; -4.263013
Year(s) built2018–2022
GroundbreakingMarch 2018
Construction startedMarch 2018
Completed2022
OpenedJune 2022
Cost£150 million
OwnerHM Revenue and Customs
Technical details
Size300,000 sqft
Floor count10
Floor area284,000 sqft
Design and construction
Architect(s)BAM Design
Cooper Cromer
Architecture firmBAM Construction
Other information
ParkingYes

1 Atlantic Square is a high-rise office building in Glasgow, Scotland, which is currently the headquarters of HM Revenue and Customs in Scotland. It is one of two buildings located at Atlantic Square, the smaller 2 Atlantic Square, a 7-storey office building, is situated next to the building. The 300,000 sqft building cost £150 million to construct by BAM Construction (BAM TCP Atlantic Square) and was designed by BAM Design and Cooper Cromer.[1]

Background

Planning permission was submitted by BAM TCP Atlantic Square to Glasgow City Council on 28 September 2017.[2] The planning application stated that the intended usage for development was the erection of mixed use development at the site.[2]

On 16 October 2017, Glasgow City Council made a decision relating to the planning application which had been submitted, and the council issued no objections to the proposed development and agreed on the discharges of obligations.[3] There were, however, a total of 11 constraints associated with the proposed development at the site.[4]

Construction

TCP ATLANTIC SQUARE LIMITED, based in London, had purchased the site in April 2002 for £5,150,000.[5] In February 2018, LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) confirmed that construction on 1 Atlantic Square was set to commence in March 2018.[6] Prior to construction beginning, HM Revenue and Customs had already signed a 20-year lease on the building, making it the agencies main HQ in Scotland.[6] Construction was completed by 2022, and HMRC began to move 2,600 HMRC staff and 270 Cabinet Office staff in to the building. By 2025, it is expected that more than 3,500 civil servants will be based at the office.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atlantic Square, Glasgow Trading places: new connections to old tradition". BAM Construction. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Planning Application" (PDF). Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Erection of mixed development (planning permission in principle) comprising building(s) 1, 2 and 3 Atlantic Square, incorporating offices (Class 4), hotel (sui generis), ancillary ground floor uses (licensed premises), retail (Class 1), food and drink (Class 3), assembly and leisure (Class 11) and public house (sui generis) with associated access, servicing, basement car parking with formation of enclosed public realm, and ground engineering works. Also seeking (approval of matters specified by conditions) for the erection of building 1 Atlantic Square, comprising offices and ancillary ground floor retail/commercial uses, plus temporary site enhancement works and use of adjacent ground as temporary surface car park (37 spaces) - Discharge of Planning Obligation relating to 09/00860/DC" (PDF). Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Constraints - Atlantic Square development". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Land Register" (PDF). Land Registry of Scotland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Development of Grade A office space at Atlantic Square, Glasgow to start in March for major UK Government hub". Legal and General. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "HMRC new Glasgow headquarters is officially opened at Atlantic Square". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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