Hutchesontown C, Brutalist residential complex in Gorbals, Scotland.
Two 20-story concrete slab buildings stood at Queen Elizabeth Square, featuring dual-aspect apartments and communal balconies throughout the structure.
Architect Basil Spence designed this 1962 development as part of Glasgow's post-war regeneration program to replace traditional tenement housing.
The development represented an experiment in modern urban living, replacing traditional Scottish tenements with vertical communities in the modernist tradition.
The buildings contained 400 residential units with elevators, walkways, and shared facilities distributed across multiple levels of the concrete structure.
The structure required double the normal amount of explosives for demolition in 1993 due to the substantial concrete construction methods used.
Location: Glasgow City
Architects: Basil Spence
Official opening: 1962
Architectural style: brutalist architecture
GPS coordinates: 55.84800,-4.24600
Latest update: May 11, 2025 13:19
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