Helenvale Street, Parkhead Housing Association, Glasgow Homes, Building News, New Scottish Architecture, Scotland
Helenvale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow
19 May 2022
Design: anderson bell + christie
Location: Parkhead, East Glasgow, Scotland

Photos: Keith Hunter
Helenvale Street for Parkhead Housing Association

anderson bell + christie were appointed by Parkhead Housing Association to develop proposals for a residential development on a currently derelict site in the Parkhead area of Glasgow. The scheme sits a stone?s throw from Parkhead Cross and to the rear of Parkhead Library; funded by Andrew Carnegie and completed in 1906 to designs by James R. Rhind, the B-listed Parkhead Libary remains a prominent local landmark.
The library stands resolute on the corner of Tollcross road and Helenvale street. Helenvale street sits at a prominent location in the development of the Parkhead area. Although undeveloped until the mid 19th Century, Parkhead Cross is identifiable as early as the 18th Century.

As such Helenvale Street contains the remnants of prominent moments in the History of Parkhead and remains a active part of the area today, running north-south, linking Parkhead Cross to London Road.

The scheme comprises 24 flats for social rent; providing a mix of 1-bed 2-person flats, 1-bed 2-person accessible flats and 2-bed 4-person flats. The aim from the outset has been to provide a considered response that takes cognisance of surrounding buildings and street networks, speci...