122 Waterloo Street

122 Waterloo Street provides approx. 155,000sq.ft of high quality Grade A office accommodation for Morgan Stanley in the heart of Glasgow’s Central Business District.

The building has ten storeys from basement to eighth floor and is configured in a simple block wrapped around three sides of a central core containing vertical circulation, toilets and services risers. Outside of the core, the façade is fully glazed to maximise natural light.

The reception is a contemporary space which forms a secure environment without being overly oppressive. The double-height atrium space benefits from ample natural daylighting along with dynamic artificial lighting, while the robust ceramic granite cladding used for the building plinth is continued inside to form a feature wall behind the reception.

A number of innovative techniques were implemented during the design and construction of the building.

The building façade has been formed using various different construction methodologies to take recognisance of construction, maintenance, replacement and deconstruction. Upper level envelope consisting of unitised curtain walling panels and metal rainscreen cladding has been designed to be accessed externally by a cradle from portable ‘davit’ arms mounted on the roof, whilst low level envelope has been designed as a ‘stick’ curtain walling system which can be constructed & deconstructed from a MEWP. Sections of ‘dummy’ louvre panels have been incorporated within the proposed envelope to allow for future services functional adaptability.

High levels of base build sustainability culminated in an ‘A’ rated EPC and BREEAM ‘Excellent’ accreditation