Being undertaken by construction firm CCG, the final phase of the Anderston Regeneration Masterplan has been under construction since June of this year.

Located just west of Glasgow city centre, the Anderston area has undergone significant changes since the 1960s when the Victorian tenements were replaced with concrete high-rise blocks.

These homes served a purpose at the time by providing electrical heating and WCs, but poor insulation and widespread damp meant they needed to be replaced.

Since 2008, CCG and Sanctuary Scotland have worked together to bring a better standard of home to Anderston. The 206 homes in the final phase are the last chapter of that process.

Each new block has been developed by CCG’s Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) enhanced closed panel timber system that is delivered to site complete with factory-fitted insulation, windows and doors.

The system is erected upon a traditional masonry block in order to reach the maximum height of seven storeys and will be clad in a mix of brick and stone to compliment the building typology around the site.

The first block, on the corner of Elderslie Street and St Vincent Street, is scheduled for completion by the end of January 2017. Features include enhanced energy savings brought by the use of this system as well as solar PV, which will be installed by Arc-Tech, CCG’s sister Building Services company.

In addition, new pedestrian and cycle routes will be built around the city, including new public realm space.